Higher uptake of rooftop solar energy – Can media play a role?
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Comments on the proposed amendments to the Motor Vehicles Act 1988
CAG has submitted comments to the Secretary of Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) on the proposed amendments to the Motor Vehicles Act 1988, for improving road safety in India.
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TN leads in renewable energy, time to realise solar rooftop potential
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‘TN Leads in Renewable Energy, Time to Realise Solar Rooftop Potential’: Experts On Strategies to Increase Uptake of Solar Energy in Chennai
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Cool roof installations in Pulianthope, Chennai
This research project, led by CBalance with support from CAG, aims to create and test practical cool roof solutions featuring reflective and insulating materials to minimize heat absorption through roofs, help lower indoor temperatures, and reduce heat stress in vulnerable households, especially those without cement (RCC) roofs. The goal is to use sustainable, locally available materials to protect vulnerable people from extreme heat.
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Connecting the dots: The Global Plastics Treaty and media
Plastic pollution is not just an environmental problem, it shapes how communities live, how economies function, and how stories are told. At 'Connecting the Dots: The Global Plastics Treaty and Media' workshop, early-career journalists and future journalists gained the insight and tools needed to turn complex policy negotiations into narratives that resonate with everyday people, deepen public understanding, and hold power to account on one of the defining environmental issues of our time.
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Concerns regarding the use of rPET in food packaging
CAG has submitted its concerns regarding the use of recycled polyethylene terephthalate (rPET) in food packaging to the Honourable Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, and the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI). In its submission, CAG has urged the authorities to immediately reconsider and suspend the approval of rPET, as an objection to FSSAI's approval of the same.
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Tamil Nadu Leadership in Energy Transition
CAG, in collaboration with ASAR Social Impact Advisors Pvt Ltd, has initiated this project with the overall objective of enabling energy transition in Tamil Nadu. This project aims to promote and facilitate a better adoption of convergence among government departments and other key stakeholders to enable an integrated approach to resolve issues of energy transition in Tamil Nadu.
Tamil Nadu, a highly industrialised and urbanised Indian state, faces a growing energy demand and rising GHG emissions. Key challenges include:
1. A fragmented approach across government departments, creating silos and impeding coordinated climate action.
2. Low adoption of decentralised energy systems like rooftop solar, particularly in Chennai, which accounts for 25% of the state's energy demand but contributes just 6% to its rooftop solar capacity.
3. MSMEs contribute significantly to the state's industrial output and emissions due to their reliance on fossil fuels.
4. The health sector and rural Panchayats represent untapped opportunities for energy transition through institutional collaboration and local governance models.
Plastic, policies and people: A bottom-up dialogue on the global plastics treaty
Plastic, Policies and People brings grassroots voices into the global conversation on plastic pollution. This report captures insights from waste workers, youth, RWAs, and MSMEs across four cities, highlighting their expectations, concerns, and priorities for the Global Plastics Treaty. It underscores the need for an inclusive, just, and accountable treaty that reflects the lived realities of those most impacted. Through vivid documentation and powerful narratives, the report offers a bottom-up perspective on what a truly transformative plastics treaty must look like.
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Listening workshop| RTS Awareness 2 (Parents meet 1)
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Discussion on Residential Rooftop Solar PV Systems: The Prosumer Perspective
Citizen consumer and civic Action Group (CAG), organised a discussion on rooftop solar PV systems from the prosumer perspective, bringing together twenty prosumers from around Chennai on Saturday, March 29, 2025, 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM, at Raj Park, Alwarpet.
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