The UN Global Road Safety Week advocates for safer streets for walking and cycling. Pedestrians and cyclists make up one fourth of all road traffic fatalities. Promoting safe walking and cycling not only contributes to the environment and public health, but also ensures access to mobility for people from all socioeconomic backgrounds.
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 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.
It's Salt Awareness Week! Too much salt can harm your health — but reducing it is easier than you think!
This Salt Awareness Week, make smart swaps:
Fresh > Processed
Spices > Salt
Homemade > Store-bought
Just 5 grams a day is enough!
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High-tech “recycling” tricks may sound futuristic, but they just repackage pollution. These methods extend the life of plastic instead of ending its harm. The real fix is cutting plastic off at the tap. #ZeroWaste #ClimateAction
Old phones, chargers, batteries, and gadgets contain toxic materials that harm the environment if not disposed of properly. Take them to certified e-waste recycling centers to ensure safe handling and recovery of valuable resources. #EWaste
Think Before You Click! Online job offers that seem too good to be true and unbelievable shopping deals can often be traps!
Always verify companies and sellers. Never pay upfront for jobs or trust suspicious websites. Protect your dreams and your money — Stay smart, stay safe!
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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