Avoiding the climate “ambition trap” At the United Nations General Assembly in September, President Xi of China delivered a noteworthy update in what has been a dismal year for climate news: China would reduce its greenhouse gas emission...

Assessing climate ambition based on what a country says rather than what it does or is likely to do is a problem, I argue in @science.org. In how we understand NDCs we run the risk of a climate 'ambition trap'
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Fall 2025 Khemka Distinguished Lecture - "Domesticating" Climate Change: The Intertwining of Climate & Development in India - Sept 25 with Princeton's @ndubash.bsky.social (with @perryworldhouse.bsky.social)

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In our @climate-policy.bsky.social editorial @yacobmulugetta.bsky.social, @pieterpauw.bsky.social and I unpack what today's uncertain times mean for climate policy. We argue for renewed attention, but with greater focus on how climate policy is embedded in larger political and economic questions.

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Welcome comments on my recent @projectsyndicate.bsky.social piece, in which I explore the merits of re-framing climate futures as a choice among development pathways. Key is state capacity to develop a domestically owned vision of a low-carbon, competitive and resilient economy.

Please check out our new @sustainablefutures.org report examining state capacity to address extreme heat in India. Combining projections of future heat vulnerability and detailed interviews across 9 cities, the report highlights how climate impacts bring new challenges for the Indian state.

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Pollution Regulation in India Recent reports on capacity constraints faced by the state pollution control boards have revealed serious systemic issues—problematic board structure and composition, lack of competence in the boards’ ...

REPLUG: In EPW, Shibani Ghosh draws on an in-depth review of India’s pollution control boards to examine why these front-line regulators have struggled to curb air & water pollution. Recent amendments to the Water and Air Acts are designed to facilitate ease of doing business. bit.ly/4fWvnFR

REPLUG: 1/5 @ndubash.bsky.social’s new paper in The Economic & Political Weekly (EPW) argues that development in India, without addressing climate change, is no longer viable. The debate has shifted from if to how to integrate climate into development.

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1/3 @ndubash.bsky.social's new paper in Economic & Political Weekly argues that development in India, without addressing climate change, is no longer viable. The debate has shifted from if to how to integrate climate into development.

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My take on @COP29 in Baku and what it might mean for India's climate politics and policy shared by my colleagues @sustainablefutures.org

Thanks Danny. Look forward to joining the BlueSky conversation