Environment and Sustainability – NICKELED AND DIMED

USA’S ENTRY-EXIT-ENTRY MOVE IN THE PARIS AGREEMENT

February 6, 2021 centreforneweconomicstudies

This article looks through the journey of the United States of America in the action against climate change. It talks about how the change in the Presidential office over the past few years have affected the position of the USA in terms of their leadership in climate neutrality, as well as their stand in the fight against climate change. From President Obama, to President Trump, to now President Biden, we see a reversal in policies and rules when it comes to decisions pertaining to the environment, and its future.

CONSUMING NATIONALISM FOR A GREEN CONSCIOUSNESS

December 31, 2020 centreforneweconomicstudies

In this article, Vanshika Mittal talks about how nationalism determines (anti)consumption patterns in India. She shows how consumers inherently believe that they are being environmentally conscious when their consumption is motivated by nationalist ideologies. Ironically, not only is that not always the case but such (anti)consumption also results in other disputes.

River Interlinking: Reflections from the Case Study of the Pattiseema Project

September 30, 2020 centreforneweconomicstudies

Given the enthusiasm with which the government seems to fuel the river-interlinking projects has become worrisome. To settle this debate we shall look no further than the rice bowl of India: the Krishna-Godavari delta basin’s Pattiseema Project. This is the last part of this series.

Water in Nepal: Reserve of latent potential

September 5, 2020 centreforneweconomicstudies

Over six thousand rivers and rivulets pass through the land-locked country Nepal, making it the third richest country in water resources. This article will demonstrate that if the development of a natural resource is strategically conducted, it proves to be a boon for economic growth.

India’s National River Interlinking Projects – An Introduction (Part I)

September 3, 2020 centreforneweconomicstudies

This article is an introduction to the three part series focusing on India’s National River Linking Project. Vanshika Mittal traces the background and plan proposed by the government for this project.

Blurry Borders: The Melting Peace in the Arctic

August 8, 2020 centreforneweconomicstudies

Deepanshu Singal explores the developing border tensions in the Arctic. It analyses the power dynamics and certain treaties that govern these not-so-well-defined borders. The discourse around the Arctic is becoming increasingly relevant due to climate change thawing sea-ice and opening up new opportunities in the regions and simultaneously states’ increasing thirst for monopolising over them.

The Ideological Dominance of Capitalism Against Fighting Climate Change

June 13, 2020 centreforneweconomicstudies

Climate change poses the most daunting threat to humanity’s existence. I provide an analysis of climate change and its root causes by using the theory of ideological dominance. Over the past century, capitalism has established economic growth as the ultimate aim of countries and human lives for its own benefit, and the planet has had to bear its brunt.

ENVIRONMENTAL INJUSTICE TO THE MIGRANTS

June 1, 2020 centreforneweconomicstudies

This article will explore notions of crop failure and the push and pull factor that leads to migration in the first place. Furthermore, these factors are only worsened in the current situation, with the relief packages announced by the government being too little and too late.

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Category: Environment and Sustainability