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Citizen consumer and civic Action Group (CAG), in collaboration with Columbans Anglo Indian School, Parrys George Town, Chennai, organised a Rooftop Solar PV awareness workshop on Thursday, November 6, 2025 and Friday , November 7, 2025. The event took place from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM, and was attended by 250 parents from the Surrounding area. 

Overview of workshop held on November 6th

#UNEA7 ended in #Nairobi with only a handful of agreed resolutions and a failed attempt at multilateralism.

Tamil Nadu mandates EV chargers in parking, but coal-heavy grid power makes ‘clean’ travel misleading. True conservation means generating clean energy, reducing grid dependence, and cutting fossil fuel demand. Charge EVs with solar—conservation starts at the source.

Human rights cover our everyday essentials: the right to breathe clean air, access safe water, live with dignity, and have a voice in the decisions that shape our lives. This #HumanRightsDay, let’s recognise that protecting the planet, ensuring justice, and upholding accountability are all part of protecting human rights. 

#FossilFuels contain carbon stored deep within Earth’s history & burning them releases gases that intensify the #GreenhouseEffect. Reducing our dependence on these fuels and transitioning to #RenewableEnergy is essential for stabilising global temperatures & safeguarding the future.

In Helsinki, safety isn’t left to chance, it’s designed into every street. 

The city has reimagined its streets by narrowing roads, widening pavements, adding trees, and building over 1,500 km of dedicated cycling paths - all to make walking and cycling safer and more inviting. 

Chennai can take inspiration by identifying key pedestrian and school routes, redesigning junctions for slower vehicle speeds and creating a connected network of footpaths and cycle tracks. 

The plastic pollution crisis is threatening our health and our planet.

As leaders meet in Nairobi for #UNEA, let’s remind them: there’s no planetary resilience without tackling plastic pollution.

We need a global instrument to regulate plastics that truly protects people and the planet. 

Cities rise on concrete, but they survive on soil. Urban soils, alive with microbes, rich in biodiversity, storing carbon, filtering water, and cooling our streets, sustain life in every neighbourhood. Yet rapid expansion, land sealing, pollution, and neglect are cutting the ground from under our cities. Every green rooftop, every permeable pavement, and every patch of restored urban soil brings us closer to a healthier tomorrow.
#HealthySoilsForHealthyCities #UrbanSoilsMatter #SoilHealth #CityResilience #ClimateAction #EnvironmentMatters

Crisis denial shifts climate responsibility to the future, claiming action is only possible once we achieve greater wealth. In reality, delaying action makes solutions harder and more expensive. Climate justice demands we move now, not someday.

In Tamil Nadu, nearly 1 in 5 crashes and over 1 in 5 road deaths are caused by speeding. Children and senior citizens are the most at risk. 

In Helsinki, lower speed limits backed by speed cameras helped bring deaths to zero. 

It’s time for Chennai to slow down too. Enforce 30 km/h school zones and automated speed enforcement in Chennai. Small limits can save big lives.