Panel discussion on "Climate challenges & opportunities" Speakers - Oliver Harman from International Growth Centre, Aditya Pillai Sustainable Futures Collaborative, Minal Pathak from Ahmedabad University, Sugandha Srivastava from University of Oxford. GS cities require a significant innovation in data collection for #climateaction

When you're off to Ahmedabad University for a climate conference and achieve value for money by fitting way too many people in your auto-rickshaw.

Brilliant to hear Dr Bimal talk about redesigning Ahmedabad's water front and discuss broader issues around mobility and urban design. #SustainableCities Oxford Smith School

Great to speak at Ahmedabad University & International Growth Centre conference on sustainable cities. I had a look at how many coal plants are within a 300km radius of Delhi, and was struck by the results. We need to ensure our citizens have access to clean air and clean energy. CCGResearch Oxford Smith School

My new Substack post on locating fossil fuel power plants right next to millions of people's homes ☠️ Sign up here to read the first post ⏩ tinyurl.com/ym82bfx5

Check out my new Substack post on Namibia 🔆 prismbysugandha.substack.com/p/namibias-sol…

We fail to grasp the sheer speed of innovation in grid-scale storage. In my convos with govs, renewables + storage is often regaled as a story for the 2030s. This is used as an argument to delay cheap solar and wind. To me, this is a mistake. economist.com/the-world-ahea…

How the Global South needs to redesign its power contracts to save money and the climate. prismbysugandha.substack.com/p/contracts-co… CCGResearch Oxford Smith School

It's always worth reading what our colleague Sugandha Srivastav has to say..... #mining #fossilfuels #corruption #contracting

One of the best use cases for geospatial data is examining environmental factors. Here's a list of my favourite geospatial environmental datasets:

📢 Call for Papers! The 8th Annual LSE/Imperial Workshop on Environmental Econ. will be held in person at LSE on June 10-11 ✅ Submissions by Feb 1 📄 Full papers only (no abstracts) 🎤 Keynote: Prof. Josh Graff Zivin 🔗 Submit here: forms.gle/577G9RBZ1V79ap… #econtwitter

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EU’s solar and wind growth pushes fossil-fuel power to lowest level in 40 years | Molly Lempriere Read here: buff.ly/4h7GtsG

Ancient Iranians could do all of these things without electricity: 🧊 Store ice successfully during summer 💨 Catch the wind & cool their houses 💧Create under-floor cooling through secret water channels Astonishing architecture - find out more ⏬ tinyurl.com/9rvk4cy8

The forests of the Western Ghats are: 🌬️ India's largest air conditioners 💧India's largest irrigation system 💊 India's pharmacy Forests give all of this for free. Read more here ⏬ prismbysugandha.substack.com/p/nature-as-te…

What's current in REEP (Review of Environmental Economics and Policy)? "Climate Change Mitigation Policies for Developing Countries" by Juliette Caucheteux, Sam Fankhauser (Sam Fankhauser), & Sugandha Srivastav (Sugandha Srivastav) Read article from the Winter '25 issue: journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/73…

🌊The ocean has swum back into the spotlight 🔦 With #WorldOceansDay & UN Ocean Conference UN Ocean Decade this week, our blog by Tim Dobermann & Sugandha Srivastav outlines why the ocean should matter to development & economists. Essential reading ⬇️ theigc.org/blogs/blue-eco…

South Australia set to be the world's first net zero electricity grid, with a target to reach this goal by 2027. Renewables already contribute 70%. Read more about how the state did it ⏬ prismbysugandha.substack.com/p/sunshine-sta…