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CSM has developed a number of unique platforms on climate change: |
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Launched in 2007, Climate Challenge India was recognised as one of the world’s top five climate campaigns and profiled at the United Nations’ climate conference in Bali (December 2007). Climate Challenge India now functions as a platform for climate activity in India, bringing together a range of players from different sectors on a pro-active agenda for the country.
The Climate Challenge India Platform brings together people of all ages and backgrounds to rapidly advance India's response to climate change through a variety of measures. These include research and education; advocacy and campaigns; business and enterprise; arts and culture; practical and professional action; science and technology development.
Platform members commit to:
• Educating themselves, their organisations and communities about climate change
• Determining their carbon footprint and reducing it
• Helping vulnerable communities adapt to climate change
• Promoting the development of products and processes that are carbon neutral or carbon positive
• Supporting science-based and equitable policies and measures that will reduce national and international greenhouse gas emissions
The Platform amounts to a new force for change demonstrating that India need wait for no-one to lead on climate change. Taken together each of these efforts will help reduce and manage India's vulnerability to climate change, and set her on the path to a low-carbon future with greater chance of achieving security and prosperity for her people and the world.
How do I join the Platform?
Each of us can make a difference. To join the Platform all you have to do is sign the Climate Challenge India Pledge (see over), and let us know that you or your organisation want to be a part of this movement.
We have committed under the Clinton Global Initiative to get more than 10 million Indians to sign the Pledge in 2009. Please join us in this pledge drive and help us reach every corner of the country.
We are already working with every other major initiative globally and in India to promote urgent action on climate change. From the UN's Caring for the Climate initiative to the Global Campaign on Climate Action, we are there.
Signing the Pledge is just the beginning. We will support and encourage CCI Platform members to take action and make a real difference in their communities.
What do I get in return?
All members of the Climate Challenge India Platform get access to a range of cutting-edge information and other resources geared towards India and climate solutions. They also get exposure for their activities and the opportunity to network with a growing community of climate leaders across the country.
The entry point for the CCI Platform is the Climate Challenge India Portal – a unique resource, the CCI Portal is intended as the gateway for news, views and action on climate change in India. The Portal offers a number of features, including the following:
• Print & Audio-Visual Resources – Mine of information on climate change and India
• Discussion Paper series – New thinking on India's climate challenges and solutions
• India Climate Watch – Newsletter tracking India's domestic climate policies and engagement at the UN climate negations
• Cool Carbon Product Watch - Solutions for a sustainable India – Monthly guide to low-carbon products, lifestyles and technologies for modern India
• Campaigns – Details on national and international climate campaigns
• Headlines – Climate news from Indian and foreign media
• Personality of the fortnight – Podcast interviews with leading Indian and foreign personalities
• Member of the week – Profile of CCI members and their activities
• CCI Community Update – Monthly round-up of member activities
• CCI Groups / Chapters – Issue-specific groups and chapters for networking and local action
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UK-India Leadership on Climate Change
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CSM has initiated a programme of activities to promote bilateral leadership on climate change focussed on the business community and Indian Diaspora, with local partners such as Tomorrows company ,E3G ,Chatham House (Royal Institute of International Affairs).
CSM event on ‘The Tata Group – An Indian icon’s response to sustainability and climate challenge’
21st November 2008
UK India Business Council, Millbank Tower, London
CSM, Chatham House, Tomorrow’s Company and Chinadialogue.net event on ‘Climate Change Trade and Innovation: Chinese and Indian Perspectives’
12th November 2008
Chatham House London
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CSM and Tomorrow’s Company event on UK-India Business Leadership on Climate Change in partnership with business world
26th June 2008
House of Commons, London
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Panelists Biographies
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Europe-India Leadership on Climate Change
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CSM has been engaged in activities and advocacy to promote EU-India leadership on climate change with local partners such as E3G and The Centre.
CSM also contributes to the EU-India High-Level Dialogue on Climate Change initiated by AGGC, Potsdam Institute on Climate Impact and HBF.
The Centre, CSM and E3G event on ‘EU-India: A new partnership on climate change?’
6th May 2008
Brussels, Belgium
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Chatham House, CSM, E3G and Chinadialogue event on ‘Global deal on climate? Latest views from EU, China and India’
28th April 2008
St James Square, Chatham House, London
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US-India Leadership on Climate Change
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CSM has initiated a programme of activities to promote bilateral leadership on climate change, with a key focus on Indian Diaspora, with US partners including Worldwatch Institute, Pew Environment Group, E3G, Sierra Club and 11th Hour Project.
In May 2009, CSM will be leading an independent expert delegation, in partnership with Pew Environment Group, to brief the US Congress and opinion formers in Washington DC on India and climate issues.
This will be followed by a reciprocal visit to Delhi by a US delegation to brief the Indian Parliament on action in the US on climate change. CSM is initiating this as part of information and confidence building measures on both sides.
Click here for CSM’s Malini Mehra on Barack Obama and COP15
Climate of Hope: The US-India Connection - A US-India symposium on Climate Change.
In association with World Watch Institute and the 11th Hour Project
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COP 15 – UNFCCC Conference (Dec 2009)
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2009 is the year of action on climate change. In December, 190 governments will converge in Copenhagen to agree a new way forward on climate change under the United Nations’ Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). CSM has prioritised COP15 as a focal point for our activities in 2009. Our objective is: To put India in the forefront of leadership on climate change, and secure a high-ambition, successful outcome to global climate negotiations in Copenhagen in December 2009. Click here for CSM’s Malini Mehra on the official COP15 websiteCSM is engaged in local and global efforts to raise awareness of COP15, engage the public and drive a strong, just and effective outcome on climate change. CSM has launched India Climate Watch to bring a spotlight on India’s role in the climate negotiations. As a member of the Climate Action Network - South Asia (CANSA), CSM seeks to bring a new sense of urgency and leadership from India. CSM is also engaged in the Global Campaign on Climate Action (GCCA) to bring a unified civil society message on the urgency of climate action and justice for all.
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India will be going to the Polls in April/ May 2009. CSM is determined to place climate change issues on the political agenda – not as an abstract concept but as a bread-and-butter issue that people can relate to. CSM’s interventions will be strictly non-political and non-partisan. Our efforts will be geared around public engagement, interaction with parliamentarians and the media. In June 2009,CSM will be holding a briefing on climate change for the new intake of parliamentarians in the Lok Sabha (Lower House) and Rajya Sabha (Upper House) of the Indian Parliament. Back to Top |
Climate Challenge India Portal |
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Audio visuals
CSM produces films and audiovisual materials to reach a mass audience. Efforts are underway to translate many of these in Indian languages.
In Good Company 50-minute documentary profiling Indian business leadership on climate change. To be launched at the World Business Summit on Climate Change (24-26 May 2009, Copenhagen)
Climate Talks – Dialogues with leading personalities: Series of interviews with personalities ranging from Danish Minister for Climate and Energy to CEOs of leading Indian companies, solar entrepreneurs, scientists and others.
The podcasts will be up soon. City Dialogues on climate change - Cities are the cradles of civilisation. How will they fare as the impact of climate change hits us? Broadcasts of CSM’s city dialogues held across India with a multi-stakeholder panel and audience engagement are available on DVD. Originally broadcast on India’s national TV station, Doordarshan, in partnership with Lok Sabha TV, City Dialogue in six cities: Mumbai, Pune, Hyderabad, Cochin and Bangalore are available. For details contact:
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Climate Conversations - Short summaries of climate change events focussing on issues ranging from transportation and urbanisation to extreme weather events.
Climate change - India on the frontlines: Documentary looking at climate impacts and solutions in India. (Under production)
Climate Shakti – India’s women lead the way: Documentary profiling the efforts of Indian women to provide solutions to climate change. (Under production) |
CSM produces films and audiovisual materials to reach a mass audience. Efforts are underway to translate many of these in Indian languages.
In Good Company - is a 54 minute documentary profiling Indian business leadership on climate change. It is set to launch at the World Business Summit on Climate Change, 25 May 2009, Copenhagen. For more information Click Here. Talking Climate - Leading figures in conversation with Malini Mehra – Dialogues with leading personalities: Series of interviews with personalities ranging from Danish Minister for Climate and Energy to CEOs of leading Indian companies, solar entrepreneurs, scientists and others.
The podcasts will be up soon. City Dialogues on climate change - Cities are the cradles of civilisation. How will they fare as the impact of climate change hits us? Broadcasts of CSM’s city dialogues held across India with a multi-stakeholder panel and audience engagement are available on DVD. Originally broadcast on India’s national TV station, Doordarshan, in partnership with Lok Sabha TV, City Dialogue in six cities: Mumbai, Pune, Hyderabad, Cochin and Bangalore are available. CSM will soon be initiating the 'Sustainable Cities' programme in the four major metros - Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore and Kolkata. Climate Conversations - Short summaries of climate change events focussing on issues ranging from transportation and urbanisation to extreme weather events.
Climate change - India on the frontlines: Documentary looking at climate impacts and solutions in India. (Under production)
Climate Shakti – India’s women lead the way: Documentary profiling the efforts of Indian women to provide solutions to climate change. (Under production) |
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Publications CSM produces a range of publications on climate change: |
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Who’s Who in Climate Change in India
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Launched bumper edition of ‘Who’s Who in Climate Change in India’ at UN Climate Talks, December 2008
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Who’s Who in Climate Change in India – Al Gore edition (Mar 2008)
Pilot launched at Al Gore training in New Delhi. For further information contact:
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CSM’s Climate Challenge India Discussion Paper series provides a platform for fresh and challenging thinking on issues connected to climate change in India. The objective is to deepen and broaden understanding of this subject through accessible and informative materials. We seek to contribute to better-informed public debate and improved policy outcomes on climate change in India.  |
CSM launched India Climate Watch in March 2009 to put a spotlight on India’s role in the climate negations. Editions will be coming out regularly over the course of 2009 from all the main UNFCCC meetings leading up to COP15. Click to download |
CSM Partner Heinrich Boll Foundation launches report
“India: Emerging Leadership on Climate Change”
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CSM partner IETA Launched Annual report 2008: “India - overview of the carbon market” |
State of the World 2009 - Into a Warming World.
Download India Chapter: India Starts to take on Climate Change
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“India’s Green Horizons”
Cover story for Green Futures magazine : Link to story
Indian Government Response to Climate Change "Hugely Disappointing," NGO Head Malini Mehra Says
‘We need major rebranding of the renewable industry’
Interview with CSM’s Malini Mehra on renewable energy in India : Read Full print version here
Climate Challenge India – Assessment of India’s National Action Plan on Climate Change
India has more than a billion good reasons to show leadership : Details
…Not at all, stupid! It’s the politics: CSM counters climate deniers in India
Wake up call for India: Malini Mehra |
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Cool Carbon Product Watch
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WWViews CSM is partnering with the Danish Technology Board (DTB) on a unique global survey in 2009 of citizens views on climate change. Called WWViews (World Wide Views), the programme has been initiated by the DTB and involves 50 countries around the world. CSM is one of two Indian partners (the other is the Centre for Science Policy, Delhi).
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