@ClimateC_CAG

An initiative of @CAGChennai to create policies and help communities to embrace renewable energy, navigate energy transition and mitigate climate change.

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Rajhara, Jharkhand, showcases how abandoned mine pits can support solar irrigation, improve livelihoods and enable an energy transition. #JustTransition #DecentralisedRenewableEnergy #ClimateResilience tinyurl.com/ymh2sdzh

Living between coal and solar: In post-mining Rajhara, communities rebuild around water

In Rajhara, Jharkhand, coal and solar coexist in a fragile transition. Families still cook with scavenged coal and biomass as LPG remains unaffordable, even as a solar pump lifts water from an...

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Nearly 96% of the world’s shallow-water coral reef systems face a critical risk of collapse by 2075, driven largely by climate change and rising ocean temperatures. Urgent action is needed to protect marine biodiversity and coastal communities. tinyurl.com/4av7xa7p

Nearly all coral reefs risk collapse in 50 years: IUCN

In its first global assessment, the world authority on threatened wildlife classified 96% of coral reef systems as “critically endangered.”

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Glacier melt is raising the risk of glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs). From 2000–2023, glaciers lost an average 273 billion tonnes of ice annually, reshaping mountain environments and increasing flood hazards #GlacialMelt #GLOF #ClimateChange
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What does a just energy transition look like beyond coal? In Rajhara, abandoned mine pits are being repurposed for solar-powered irrigation, supporting farming and livelihoods. tinyurl.com/ymh2sdzh

Living between coal and solar: In post-mining Rajhara, communities rebuild around water

In Rajhara, Jharkhand, coal and solar coexist in a fragile transition. Families still cook with scavenged coal and biomass as LPG remains unaffordable, even as a solar pump lifts water from an...

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Can the legacy of mining become a resource for ecological recovery and community resilience? #JustTransition #RenewableEnergy #EcologicalRestoration
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Rain may temporarily wash Delhi’s pollution away, but CSE found only one ‘Good’ air day in 92 monsoon days. PM2.5 rebounded within 48 hours. Year-round emission cuts are essential. #Adaptation #Mitigation #Climateaction #CSE #Delhiairquality tinyurl.com/3znb45t7

Delhi had only one ‘Good’ air day in 92 days, despite 576.9 mm of rainfall: CSE analysis

The national capital recorded only one ‘Good’ air day despite receiving plentiful rainfall this monsoon, an assessment of summer (April-May 2026) and monsoon mo

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Climate change is increasingly affecting skin health, with over 40% of countries reporting changes in skin diseases. Lower-income countries face a greater burden, highlighting the need for equitable healthcare and climate preparedness. #ClimateChange tinyurl.com/3m82drvx

Climate change impacting skin health, disproportionately burdening lower-income countries

A major international study spanning 136 countries found that over 40 per cent of countries worldwide reported climate-related changes in the prevalence and sev

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Climate change is reshaping lives, livelihoods and ecosystems, yet it accounted for only 3.3% of parliamentary questions in the decade since Paris. The report 'Climate on the Floor' shows how climate debate remains largely reactive. (1/2) tinyurl.com/5n8exmdy

10 Years After Paris Agreement, Just 3.3% Parliament Questions Were About Climate: Study

Parliamentary attention to climate change remains largely event-driven and reactive, with major disasters and extreme weather prompting brief spikes in debate rather than sustained scrutiny, finds...

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Climate action needs sustained political attention, not crisis-driven debate. #ClimateJustice #ClimateGovernance #ClimateAccountability #ClimatePolicy (2/2)
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Grasslands play a crucial role in absorbing CO₂, but losing plant diversity could reduce their carbon uptake by 15% by 2050. Protecting grassland ecosystems is essential to strengthening nature’s role in tackling climate change. #Grasslands tinyurl.com/4f4d43xz

Loss of diversity in grasslands could lead to 15% less CO2 uptake in 2050

A significant loss of plant diversity could result in grasslands worldwide, including meadows and pastures, absorbing 15 per cent less CO₂ through photosynthesi

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Nepal has witnessed a third flash-flood event, with a landslide-triggered temporary dam breach suspected of unleashing fresh flooding. Repeated disasters highlight the urgent need to address climate risks and strengthen Himalayan communities’ resilience. tinyurl.com/9repem3a

Landslide, temporary dam breach may have triggered fresh Nepal flash flood

NEW DELHI: A destructive flash flood that swept through Nepal’s Budhi Gandaki river system early Sunday may have been triggered by the failure of a temporary ri

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265 talukas. Widespread crop damage. Farmers facing mounting losses. Maharashtra’s drought highlights the need for timely compensation, water security and long-term support for rain-fed agriculture. tinyurl.com/ynt98wmb

Maharashtra declares drought in 265 talukas as crop losses mount after weak monsoon

The Maharashtra government has declared drought in 265 talukas across the state, after one of the driest monsoons in years has left standing crops wilted in the

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265 talukas. Widespread crop damage. Farmers facing mounting l Climate adaptation must reach the fields and the farmers who depend on them. #Droughts #Cropsfailure #Climateadaptation #Super El Niño #ClimateChange #ClimateAction
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For every 1°C of warming, the atmosphere can hold about 7% more moisture. Heavier downpours can saturate the ground, weaken slopes and increase landslide risk, making climate change a growing threat to vulnerable areas. #Landslides #ClimateAction #Resilience
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What happens when the heat follows women home? This powerful report from Chennai shows how extreme heat, lost incomes, water stress, exhaustion and existing gender inequalities can intersect to intensify domestic violence. tinyurl.com/ykfshp7k

Heat, lost income, and violence: How Chennai women are bearing the cost of a hotter city

The kathrikka (brinjal) curry was bubbling in a large aluminium pot, sending up the smell of fried onions and spices into the narrow lane outside Kalaivani’s on

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Climate vulnerability is not gender-neutral.
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Protected forests often overlook the communities that have lived with them for generations. This piece explores how #IndigenousKnowledge, habitat restoration and inclusive conservation can help build safer coexistence between people and wildlife. tinyurl.com/y6mxfbta

The core, the fringe and everything in between

It was just another summer morning. But as I began my regular day as a development professional, little did I know that a chance encounter would leave me with a

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Gandhi’s idea of “enough” offers a vital lens for India’s climate debate, urging us to look beyond clean technology and efficiency towards sufficiency, responsible consumption, equity and #ClimateJustice. #ClimateAction #SustainableLiving tinyurl.com/4pnhfak4

Gandhi’s ‘enough’ is the missing idea in India’s climate debate

In 1908, while reflecting on modern civilisation in Hind Swaraj, Gandhi questioned the belief that human progress required the continuous expansion of wants. Hi

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Climate change is shifting the map of disease in India. As temperatures rise and winters shorten, malaria, dengue and chikungunya are spreading into hill and high-altitude regions where they were once uncommon. #ClimateChange #PublicHealth #Heatcrisis tinyurl.com/4vb83vjc

In India’s Mountains, Climate Change Is Rewriting The Map Of Disease - Health Policy Watch

In 1994, Manvati Nag, an indigenous woman from Bijapur district in the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh, married and moved to Halbaras village in the

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Bristol’s River Avon is at the heart of a new charter recognising the river’s rights to flow, thrive and remain free from pollution. Backed by nine local councils, it aims to strengthen community-led river protection. #RiverAvon #RiverRights #ClimateAction tinyurl.com/2wznstfw

‘Contract between humans and river’: Bristol Avon’s rights enshrined in charter

River charters part of wider movement establishing ‘moral’ framework to protect nature and hold institutions to account

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