#PepitoPh is the 6th typhoon to hit #Philippines in a month. No country, especially one which is still developing can cope with back-to-back climate disasters. The world HAS to increase funding towards #adaptation. We don’t fully recognize the world around us.

Time again for my annual thread of mine and my colleagues' work Sustainable Futures Collaborative on air quality. As we descend yet again into nuance-free discourse, shouting matches, and "expert" analysis, here's some sober reading that's hopefully helpful (1/n)

New on inequalitylab.world "The Making of China and India in 21st Century: Long-Run Human Capital Accumulation from 1900 to 2020”, WIL WP 2024/24 Congrats Li Yang & Nitin Kumar Bharti for this very important historical work Bottom line: China was better able than India to

The world added a RECORD 45 GW of battery storage in 2023, MORE THAN DOUBLE that in 2022. And the International Energy Agency forecasts capacity could increase 10x from 85 GW in 2023 to 853 GW by 2030. 📈 ember-energy.org/latest-insight…

Posting here, but gradually moving to Bluesky. It is cleaner, the conversations are better and I can go back to seeing real people on my timeline instead of bots. Plus all the climate peeps are there.

If you haven’t been following #COP29 negotiations and want to understand what’s going in these final days twn.my/title2/climate… Third World Network is a great resource. Ed King also has a daily newsletter with some great song recommendations at the end to suit the mood at Baku

Did a small thing for the work on introducing the just transition work at ADB. instagram.com/reel/DC8BBpYIq…

GST hike on apparel could shut MSMEs, lead to 100,000 job losses: CMAI business-standard.com/industry/news/…

Treating DMD costs ~26 crores. Annual expenses are easily 40-50k USD. Now try paying for the treatment to save your child as a daily wage labourer. This is the situation with Hujefa’s family. Anything you are able to contribute will help them. milaap.org/fundraisers/su…

We want to do weekend screenings in some cities. But we need to have a quorum !!! Bangalore, Mumbai, Delhi, you will have shows, don’t worry. But other cities, if you really want them, please write your city name below and we will try our best to!

#ADBNews: Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. conferred the Order of Sikatuna—the country’s national order of diplomatic merit—on outgoing Masato Kanda Masatsugu Asakawa. During Mr. Asakawa’s tenure, ADB significantly expanded its financial assistance for the country’s

I've spent the past year talking to James Murdoch about his father's "twisted" behavior, the mind games at the family-counseling retreat, and the war over Rupert's media empire. You can read our April cover story now: theatlantic.com/magazine/archi…

The Tomb of Shivaji's Grandfather A short walk from the Ellora Caves, in the middle of a rubbish heap, stands the samadhi of Maloji Bhonsle, Shivaji's grandfather.

My friend’s mother suffered a heart attack while dealing with lenskart customer service for a pair of frames and glasses which were faulty to begin with. lenskart kept sending this 65 year old woman all over the city and did not even offer her the courtesy of a refund.

Today, we're launching WhatsApp MCP servers on Periskope Connect your WhatsApp to Periskope, and get a hosted MCP server to: - Summarize your messages across chats - Send messages on your behalf - Manage groups, create tasks and more 2 min to setup. No code needed 👇

COLUMN: The blackout in Spain shows that grids, policy and risk mapping aren’t up to the task of handling lots of solar and wind. The green industry should lead the change. Failing to do so will undermine nothing less than the energy transition itself. bloomberg.com/opinion/articl…

It is publication day for Narayani Basu new book!! Happy book birthday! Also it promises a fantastic book.

I'm deeply honoured to receive this decoration from President Gitanas Nausėda of 🇱🇹 Lithuania has made landmark achievements on its energy independence & we are proud to have accompanied the country on its journey I share this honour with my hard-working colleagues at the International Energy Agency

GOOD MORNING! The evening of 28th July looks good, no? Come by if you're free, Delhi! I'll keep reminding you! 😅

Four days of unrelenting rain has brought Luzon, the Philippines’ largest island, to a near standstill—and monsoon season is just starting. The climate crisis is no longer distant. Its economic, social & financial toll is already happening. #climatechange noah.up.edu.ph/know-your-haza…