Aakanksha Tiwari, Researcher - Environment and Climate Action

Like any other state in India, Tamil Nadu principally relies on coal for its energy production which is a major contributor to climate change and raises the vulnerability of Tamil Nadu and other Indian states to frequent natural disasters and extreme weather events. Public concern about climate change was largely informed via media consumption. It's important for climate change to become a bigger part of the national conversation, along with what's causing it: the burning of oil, gas and coal and the media has a big role to play in it. During this workshop, reputed journalist, Mr. Bhasker Tripathi spoke about how upcoming journalists can engage more people on the issue of climate change and how to tell the story of the climate change and tell it accurately.

As of today, India has 35,949 MW of power plant infrastructure that is more than 25-years-old and are bound to be decommissioned in the near future. Thus, each Indian state needs an action plan for the decommissioning of a thermal power plant. This report is a baseline study that guides to design a localised statutory framework to minimise the impact of the decommissioning process on surrounding communities & the environment.

The term “geoengineering” refers to a set of technologies that counteract the effects of anthropogenic climate change by deliberately intervening in Earth systems. Deliberately altering climate and the catastrophic effects it could have is truly frightening. So, what are the alternatives that can counteract the effects of climate change without resorting to geoengineering?

கிரீன்ஹவுஸ் வாயு உமிழ்வை எதிர்த்துப் போராடுவதற்கு முறையான மாற்றங்கள் முக்கியமாக இருந்தாலும், நிலையான வாழ்க்கை முறைகளும் குறைப்புகளை அடைய உதவுகின்றன. தனிப்பட்ட நடத்தை மாற்றங்கள் சிறிய விளைவைக் கொண்டிருக்கின்றன என்பது பொதுவான கருத்து என்றாலும், உண்மையில் அவை ஒரு வித்தியாசத்தை ஏற்படுத்துகின்றன. இந்த வழிகாட்டுதல்கள், சிறந்த எதிர்காலத்திற்கான முறையான மாற்றங்களைப் பிரதிபலிப்பதன் மூலம், மாறுதல் மற்றும் கோருவதன் மூலம் நிலையான வாழ்க்கை முறையைப் பின்பற்ற உங்களுக்கு உதவுகின்றன.

While systemic changes are key to combating greenhouse gas emission, sustainable lifestyles also help achieve reductions.  While the general notion is that individual behavioural changes have little effect, in fact they do add up to make a difference. These guidelines help you adopt a sustainable lifestyle by reflecting, switching & demanding systemic changes for a better future.