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Geo-engineering: A Fringe Idea Whose Time Has Come?
PK Khup Hangzo, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

Introduction
On 1 October 2022, the US government announced a Five-Year Plan to study the controversial and seemingly sci-fi notion of deflecting the Sun’s rays before they hit Earth in order to temporarily reduce the effects of global wa....

February 27, 2023 National Security and Strategic Studies , Climate Change , Article , national security , Climate Change , Climate Change Mitigation , Geo-engineering , Solar Geo-engineering , Carbon Geo-engineering , Stratospheric Aerosol Injection
Climate Change: A Review of 2022 and Projections for 2023
PK Khup Hangzo, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

Over the past year, the impact of climate change has escalated significantly. The threats emanating from this existential crisis are increasingly multifaceted and interlocking in nature and continue to test the capability of states and governments to....

January 12, 2023 National Security and Strategic Studies , Climate Change , Article , Climate Change , CO2 emissions , COP27 , Extreme weather events , Climate Tipping Points , COP28 , Carbon bombs , Climate attribution , Loss and Damage Fund
COP 27 and its Outcomes
PK Khup Hangzo, Associate Fellow, VIF

In this VIF podcast, PK Khup Hangzo, Associate Fellow and Heena Samant , Research Assistant at VIF discuss COP 27 and its outcomes. The episode is conversational and flags both the positive as well as negative outcomes of COP 27 which took place from....

December 27, 2022 National Security and Strategic Studies , Climate Change , agriculture , Water , Security , climate emergency , Podcast , Lifestyle , mitigation , adaptation , livelihoods
India’s Energy Transition in a Carbon-Constrained World - Final Report

The concern for climate change has spurred an intense debate on energy transition to a low carbon economy. Climate change is an existential problem facing humanity. While the developed world has contributed most to global warming, its consequences wi....

December 22, 2022 National Security and Strategic Studies , Climate Change , Energy Security , renewable energy , Nuclear energy , Role of Nuclear Power , Net Zero Emission , IEA report , Fossil Fuel , Nuclear and Disarmament
COP 27: High Stakes, Low Expectations
PK Khup Hangzo, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

Introduction
The 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference, or COP 27, will take place at Sharm El Sheikh in Egypt from 6 to 18 November. The main aim of the conference is to spur action towards achieving the world’s collective climat....

November 04, 2022 National Security and Strategic Studies , Climate Change , Article , Climate Change , Extreme weather events , COP 27 , Climate Tipping Points
Let There Be Water: Israel’s Solution for a Water-Starved World by Seth M. Siegel, Thomas Press India Ltd, 2015, ISBN 978-1-250-12959-8, 337 pp, price- 699 Rupees
Heena Samant, Research Associate, VIF

Israel, a small country on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea, is a land of many innovations. It has emerged as a leader in the field of technology and has been described as the “start-up” nation of the world. However, another domain wher....

October 31, 2022 National Security and Strategic Studies , Climate Change , Israel , technology , Book Reviews , water security , Mediterranean Sea , TAHAL , IDE
Innovative Strategies for Arresting Environmental Degradation while Addressing Debt Problems of the States
Dr Govinda Bhattacharjee Article

Abstract
At the COP-26 summit in Glasgow, Prime Minister Modi had committed India to some bold environmental targets, to achieve which the Centre must work with the State where the economic activities take place that also take their to....

October 07, 2022 Climate Change , Article , Punjab , Latin America , CO2 emissions , debt swap , decarbonistation , Green NGOs , Haryana , livelihood , sea levels , Sunderbans , 12th Finance Commission
Impact of Climate Change on the Blue Economy of the Indian Ocean Region: Case Study of the Fisheries Sector
Anagha P. Article

Introduction
Over the last decade, the concept of blue economy, which refers to sustainable economic development through proper utilization of marine resources, has become widespread including in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR). The Indian ....

September 09, 2022 National Security and Strategic Studies , Climate Change , Article , Blue Economy , sustainable development , IOR , Fisheries , Deep sea mining , Marine Resources
Cryptocurrency and the Regulatory Challenges
Debopama Bhattacharya Article

Abstract
Cryptocurrencies are digital tokens or digital currencies typically issued by non-governmental agencies. They are classified as a special type of asset in which payments are made directly through an online network without the int....

August 25, 2022 National Security and Strategic Studies , Climate Change , Article , technology , Cyberspace , cryptocurrency , blockchain , bitcoin , cryptomining , digitalassets , digital currencies , virtual digital assets , central bank digital currency
Climate Change: Takeaway from the IPCC's Sixth Assessment Report
PK Khup Hangzo, Associate Fellow, VIF

In this episode of the VIF podcast, Ms Heena Samant, Research Assistant and Mr PK Hangzo, Associate Fellow at the Vivekananda International Foundation discuss the findings of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's (IPCC) Sixth Assessment Re....

August 23, 2022 National Security and Strategic Studies , Climate Change , Climate Change , Floods , Podcast , Extreme weather , climate justice , climate finance , threat multiplier , droughts
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