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India should make its national climate plans global
India should offer to make its national action plans part of a global climate deal in Copenhagen negotiations, says Rajendra K. Pachauri.
Scientific strategies can save dryland agriculture
Climate change will make Indian dryland agriculture harder, but a scientific strategy offers real hope, says ICRISAT head William D. Dar.
OPINION | 15 July 2009 | EN
Renewables the way forward for India
Renewables like solar, wind and biomass could help India meet its growing energy needs and create millions of jobs, says Anil K. Rajvanshi.
OPINION | 1 April 2009 | EN
Wanted: Imaginative Indian climate scientists
To meet the challenge of climate change, Indian scientists need more imagination and vigour, and to stop playing safe, says Sunita Narain.
Can the CDM promote a low-carbon energy market?
The Clean Development Mechanism has not yet stimulated a significant low-carbon energy market in the developing world — crucial if it is to help limit climate change, says Michael Wara.
India's pragmatic approach to climate change
Some think India is unwilling to tackle climate change, but national measures are already making a real contribution, argues Preety M. Bhandari.
OPINION | 31 August 2006 | EN
India's energy mix needs nuclear boost
Ashok Parthasarathi argues that nuclear power must be central to India's energy policy and part of a broad mix that includes renewables.
OPINION | 11 May 2006 | EN
In favour of a disjointed approach to climate policy
Global warming is best tackled with a fragmented, 'non-global' approach tailored to individual countries, say David Victor, Joshua House and Sarah Joy.
OPINION | 21 September 2005 | EN
Dangerous liaisons: India's climate change pact with US
Sunita Narain argues that India should not enter into climate change partnerships with world's 'renegade emitters'.
OPINION | 7 September 2005 | EN
Climate debate focusing on empty words
Sunita Narain, director of India’s Centre for Science and Environment, laments that the political debate on climate change is revolving around empty words.
OPINION | 8 August 2002 | EN
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