The Modi government’s far-right bigotry is well-known, but its equally disturbing environmental record isn’t.
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Climate Justice
In order to avert a climate catastrophe, we must transition away from fossil fuels to a clean energy economy. On both a domestic and a global level, climate change hurts poor people and communities of color first and worst, so we seek solutions that center economic and racial justice as critical components of addressing climate change.
Latest Work
A Green New Deal Needs to Fight US Militarism
We can’t heal the climate if our war machine keeps raining destruction, absorbing resources, and gobbling up fossil fuels all around the world. Here’s how to stop it.
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Beyond the Paris Accord
In an interview with CounterSpin, Basav Sen says the U.S. should fund international climate mitigation and climate adaptation policies.
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A Green New Deal Town Hall: Paving the Way for a Just Transition
Truly effective climate policy will require ‘a cultural shift that is bigger than legislation.’
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How Trade Agreements Stand in the Way of an International Green New Deal
To reduce emissions abroad, the U.S. must renegotiate its trade agreements.
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Labor Unions Must Lead a Just Transition from Fossil Fuels to Clean Energy
Some labor leaders have already scorched proposals like the Green New Deal even as affected sectors continue to lose jobs.
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A Handout for Uber and Lyft Is No Replacement for Public Transit
Transportation network services have resisted regulations on workers’ rights, traffic safety, and the environment. The public shouldn’t subsidize them.
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After Trump
Centrist liberalism is dead, and Trump is a disaster. But progressives can use what he’s done to remake America and its place in the world.
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Climate-Striking Young People Get Climate Change. Why Can’t Their Elders?
In deeply unequal societies, the rich and powerful never feel the environmental pain.
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Reports
From a Militarized to a Decarbonized Economy: A Case for Conversion
In a new analysis for Costs of War, IPS Associate Fellow Miriam Pemberton lays out a case for a transition from a militarized to a decarbonized economy.
REPORT: New Mexico at a Crossroads: False Solutions or a Just Transition?
How community-led energy solutions can benefit the Land of Enchantment — and the country.
IPS Brief: Mining Companies Use Trade Agreements to Attack Indigenous Rights in Colombia and Beyond
With our allies, we’ve prepared a legal brief to support the Wayúu people’s rights to water, health, and food sovereignty in Colombia.
New Mexico’s Case for Public Ownership of its Clean Energy Infrastructure
Any energy transition that doesn’t guarantee a pathway to public ownership perpetuates inequality and wealth extraction from New Mexicans .
Rain and Sunshine and Wind
How an Energy Transition Could Power Nebraska