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When Climate Conversations Become Personal

I attended Let's Talk Climate expecting a conversation about climate action and storytelling. Instead, an interactive mock trial led me back to memories from hospital wards, conversations with patients and caregivers, and lessons that have stayed with me for years. The experience was a reminder that climate change is not only about emissions, policies, and science. It is also about people, communities, health, dignity, and the stories we carry long after the headlines fade.

Carbon Markets & Invasive Species: Notes From A Very Unique Climate Conversation at The Climate Party, Chennai

A three-hour Climate Party conversation with ProClime unexpectedly became a deep dive into invasive alien species, biochar economics, carbon market realities, ecosystem services, and the hidden operational complexity behind “high-integrity” climate projects. From tiger habitats threatened by Lantana camara to the infrastructure-heavy reality of biomass carbon credits, the discussion revealed how climate work is rarely just about carbon — it is about ecology, livelihoods, governance, biodiversity, finance, and the invisible systems connecting all of them together.

The Long Game of Venture: Inside a Conversation with Karthik B. Reddy of Blume VC

What does it really take to build a venture-scale company in a world that refuses to stay predictable?
In a three-hour fireside chat with Karthik B. Reddy, the discussion moved beyond frameworks and into the lived realities of founders and investors, covering everything from market sizing and team dynamics to climate tech, capital flows, and the long game of building.

The AndPurpose Forum, Mumbai: Where Climate Conversations Moved from Intent to Execution

The AndPurpose Forum, Mumbai brought climate conversations out of abstraction and into execution.
Across clean energy, resilience, finance, and circularity, the focus shifted from intent to systems readiness.
This reflection captures what it will take for India’s climate ambition to translate into real-world delivery.

Circular Economy in EV Batteries: Inside the Closed-Door Conversations at IIT Madras Research Park

India is the third-largest battery importer — and by 2030, will be sitting atop 2 million tonnes of waste.
At IIT Madras Research Park, a closed-door roundtable asked: will this be a crisis, or a $50B opportunity?
From Battery Passports to second-life reuse, stakeholders confronted the bottlenecks head-on.
This moment could mark the turning point for India’s EV battery circular economy.