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World Families' Day 2024

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World Families' Day is a great time to remember that our steps towards sustainability and its effects on the environment will be amplified when we work together as families. Teach your kids to cycle, and take them out often on cycling trips. This helps them become independent and safe road users, inculcates healthy habits and internalises sustainable practices early on. Plan to use public transport, and involve your children in these plans. Teach them to not look down on people who cycle, walk or take the bus.

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Road Safety - Prioritise children helmet

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Will your child be travelling to school on a bike or scooter? She must have a helmet. Even if her school is only a 10-minute ride away. Prioritising your child's safety is the best start to the new school year. School uniforms ✅ Books ✅ Helmet ✅

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Sustainable Transport - Ultra Low Emission Zone in London

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Vehicular pollution remains a prominent contributor to #AirPollution in urban areas. To reduce emissions, London has introduced a charge for vehicles that do not meet low emission standards in the Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ). If you drive within ULEZ, you will incur a daily fee of £12.50 if your vehicle does not meet the low emission standard. These policy adjustments are examples of steps we can take to protect the environment.

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Divya Senthil

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With over 7 years of experience in the environmental services and renewable energy domain, Divya’s career choices have been motivated by the need to make an impact in the sustainability sector. Graduating as a Chemical Engineer from Anna University, she spent a couple of years in a techno-commercial role in a company that designed, constructed and operated water treatment plants. Post this, she pursued a Master’s in Renewable Energy Engineering and Management from Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany, and Instituto Superior Tecnico, Portugal. After moving back to India, she worked on a few short-term projects in the electric mobility space, involving battery swapping technology and as a project manager in implementing a small-scale off-grid wind turbine system to power a remote village in Hosur. She also spent a few years working in the strategy and commercial operations team for a company that developed digital solutions for power forecasting and preventive maintenance, specifically for wind and solar plants. When not at work, she dedicates her time to pottery and loves spending time at the beach with her family. She strongly believes in adapting nature-based solutions and creating a circular economy-based production and consumption model to address several of our climate change-related challenges.

Email: divya.senthil@cag.org.in

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Consultant - Sustainable Transportation

Survey questionnaire to assess behaviours conducive to sustainable living among school students

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The above questionnaire was used to assess students' behaviour that could potentially be viewed as conducive to sustainable lifestyles. 

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Climate Change - Impact on Indian Agriculture

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A University of East Anglia study shows India’s agricultural land exposure to drought would reduce by 21% if the global warming threshold of 1.5 ºC above pre-industrial temp. is met. This will further reduce economic damage due to riverine flooding & exposure to drought. 

 

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Baseline Study on Climate Literacy Among Students, Youth and Policy Makers in Tamil Nadu

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CAG conducted a baseline study for the Tamil Nadu Climate Change Mission, funded by the Department of Environment and Climate Change, Government of Tamil Nadu, to understand climate literacy. The findings suggest that we need to intensify our efforts to familiarise students and people with the science behind climate change.

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Understanding environmental attitudes among college students in Tamil Nadu

Delving into the environmental attitudes of college students in Tamil Nadu, our study reveals that students have a fondness for nature, a commitment to conservation, but show neutrality on key issues such as eco centric concern. Additionally, we convened a workshop involving academicians, researchers, environmentalists, and journalists to revisit the existing UGC environmental studies curriculum. The outcome report and model syllabus from this workshop serves as an addendum to the main report.

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