I have spent years being politically stereotyped for speaking about climate resilience, localisation, resource dependency, and mindful consumption. Too left. Too right. Too idealistic. Too cynical. But the uncomfortable reality is that ecological collapse and systemic instability do not pause themselves to accommodate political comfort or public distraction.
I’ve been watching how the US–Israel–Iran war is playing out across global energy systems, and something doesn’t add up.
Everyone assumed that if fossil fuels became unstable, the world would naturally accelerate its shift to renewables.
But that’s not what’s happening.
What’s actually unfolding is much messier. Governments are scrambling for short-term survival, fossil fuels are becoming profitable again, and the very supply chains needed to build clean energy are under stress.
This is not a transition story.
It’s a systems stress test.
A personal observation on how climate action still ends up tied to Big Oil because of where the capital sits Last year, I was at a sustainability conference where the event was powered by the Indian Petroleum Corporation. During one…
30 years after Michael Jackson’s Earth Song, and as COP30 begins — the question’s still the same: “What about us?” :earth_africa:
Here’s my review of Backstage Climate by Rajan Mehta — a book connecting science, politics, psychology, and justice through a systemic, intersectional lens — showing how we triggered the Anthropocene, how we’re living inside it, and how we might just survive it.
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.
Chennai often makes headlines as one of the world’s most climate-vulnerable coastal cities. But beneath that narrative, the city and state are scripting a bold new playbook. From restoring mangroves, marshlands, and ponds to deploying marine patrols and smart waste systems, Chennai’s grassroots climate projects show what adaptation looks like on the ground. At the same time, Tamil Nadu is rolling out mega-infrastructure—from a Green Hydrogen Hub in Thoothukudi and a Fintech City in Chennai to defence corridors, semiconductor labs, and the second ISRO spaceport.
What’s emerging is a pattern: climate resilience and industrial ambition are aligning along Tamil Nadu’s corridors of defence, energy, IT, and logistics. For startups, this means opportunities are ripening in defence tech, space tech, hydrogen, nuclear, semiconductors, and clean supply chains. Vulnerability, in other words, is turning into vanguard.
The growing trend of influential entities, like billionaires and corporations, investing in water rights and markets poses a troubling threat to water equity and access. As the debate between treating water as a commodity or a basic human right intensifies, we need to address governance issues and work towards sustainable and equitable solutions and firstly be vigil and learn to future-proof ourselves.
Now here’s the paradox:
While AI and quantum computing are digitising everything,
…the climate industry wants to electrify everything — to cut emissions.
Why?
Because smart devices are central to climate resilience.
From monitoring and prediction to optimisation — smarter energy infrastructure cuts costs, improves access, and boosts efficiency.
The rising climate × defence crossover—and what it means for justice, capital, & conflict. Tracking the quiet shift of climate innovation toward militarised infrastructure and security-first funding.
The global dash to green energy is Not So Green After all. We are uncovering the geopolitics and dark sides of the renewable energy transition while countries race to become the next Green powers.