CSE Climate Change and Green Economy

🎙️New Carbon Politics episode drops on May 28 In this episode, CSE's @SehrRaheja speaks with Neha Khanna from @climatepolicy about the high cost of capital for green tech in the Global South and how developing countries can address this issue. More details in the poster 👇

Developed nations have met the $100 billion/year climate finance goal for three consecutive years — but the headline number doesn't tell the full story. 👉Mitigation finance still dominates; adaptation finance is growing, but slowly 👉73% of public climate finance is delivered as loans, not grants, and concessional bilateral lending is declining 👉Private finance rose in 2024, but low-income countries received just 3% of it With new climate finance goals (NCQG) on the horizon and rising climate finance needs, the goalposts have already shifted. Watch @SehrRaheja from @CSE_Climate's decode the key messages and issues of concern from the new @OECD report in the explainer below⬇️ youtube.com/watch?v=cx4ZbA…

WATCH | @SehrRaheja of @CSEINDIA unpacks what a recent OECD report actually says about climate finance 🔗youtube.com/watch?v=cx4ZbA…

🎯This is a significant shift and promises climate-beneficial changes to India’s energy mix in the near future. @TrishantDev (6/6)

💡India’s climate ambition so far was hinged on a target of rapidly raising power capacity from non-fossil sources, whilst generation lagged. What we are seeing now is power generation from renewables ramping up gradually to eat into the share dominated by coal. (5/6)

📢Solar now regularly contributes close to one-third of India’s mid-day power generation. Thread 🧵(1/6) On 21 May, India’s peak power demand met hit yet another all-time high at 270.7 GW, continuing a streak of record-breaking electricity demand this summer.

CSE's @SehrRaheja was quoted today in the press release by @CANIntl, responding to @OECD’s latest climate finance report which highlights how climate finance figures remain stubbornly low while developed countries continue to shirk their responsibilities. Read the full release: climatenetwork.org/2026/05/21/oec… Access the report here: oecd.org/en/publication…

"While the headline total figure of climate finance remains alright, declining bilateral climate spending raises important questions about the predictability of high-quality, concessional public finance, which has consistently been a key demand of the Global South.” Reacting to the latest climate finance report by @OECD, @SehrRaheja, programme officer, @CSE_Climate spoke to @ClimateHome. "Private capital continues to follow bankability rather than climate vulnerability or need," she added. Read the full piece: climatechangenews.com/2026/05/21/new…

"Around midday, solar alone was contributing nearly 80 GW of power, roughly one-third of India’s total generation at that hour" - @TrishantDev Severe heatwave pushes India’s power grid to a historic 270GW milestone, reports @jayashreenandi hindustantimes.com/india-news/sev…

CSE's @SehrRaheja from the @CSE_Climate will be a panelist at the upcoming webinar on Expectations from SB64, organised by @CANSouthAsia. The 64th session of the UNFCCC Subsidiary Bodies (June 8–18, Bonn, Germany) will bring country delegates together to deliberate on the Global Goal on Adaptation, Just Transition Work Programme, climate finance, and more. Register now to hear expert perspectives on where things stand and what to expect from the negotiations: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

🔔@SehrRaheja will speak at the webinar “Expectations from SB64,” hosted by @CANSouthAsia on 28th May. Ahead of the mid-year climate talks in Bonn (June 8–18), the panel will discuss climate finance, adaptation, just transition and more. 🔗Register now: shorturl.at/qKJR7

📢In this week's Climate Weekly: ⚡️Heatwaves, rooftop solar & data centres force a rethink of India's power planning @puja_das12 🌡️ Every degree of warming cuts India's crop yields by ~8% @shagunkapil4 🔗Read: shorturl.at/3M3qt Subscribe: shorturl.at/iqB1l

Explore the updated dashboard here: cseindia.org/page/vcmdashbb… And for a deeper dive into how the market works in India, read CSE’s report Discredited: cseindia.org/discredited-th…

The dashboard helps researchers, journalists, policymakers and general public ask pointed questions about: 🔎 carbon offset claims 🔎 project concentration in your state 🔎 trends across sectors 🔎 buyers and retirements

The dashboard also allows you to trace: 📍 which states host the most projects 🏢 who the project developers are 💰 how many credits have been issued or retired 🌍 who is buying the credits

But the dashboard also reveals how diverse the market has become. You can explore projects across: 🌱 Forestry & land use ♻️ Waste management 🏭 Industrial efficiency 🚜 Agriculture 🔥 Cookstoves & household energy ⚡ Renewable energy

🚨 We’ve updated CSE’s Voluntary Carbon Market Dashboard and it is a one of a kind public tracker of carbon offset projects across India. 🌏📊 The dashboard has been refreshed with the latest available data on carbon offset projects in India. A 🧵

⚡ Renewable energy projects dominate India’s VCM landscape by a huge margin - accounting for nearly half of the total projects. From wind to solar to biomass, RE forms the backbone of the country’s carbon credit economy

India is one of the world’s largest sources of carbon credits and this dashboard lets you track where projects are happening, which sectors dominate, who develops them, and how credits move through the market 👇