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Solutions for India's sustainability challenge
At COP29 delegates from countries around the world are meeting to discuss and agree plans to reduce emissions and tackle climate change. In this collection, experts in law, policy, science, finance and education explore the sustainability challenges facing India, and how chemistry can enable the country to meet its ambition of reaching net zero emissions and to deliver its plans for growth and development.
Chemistry will support India’s sustainability ambitions
Chemistry is central to addressing challenges across a range of sectors
Chemistry is paving the path to net zero
From energy and materials to food and transport, the central science is having an impact
How can chemistry help developing countries decarbonise their economies?
The central science offers opportunities for energy, buildings, industry and transport
Creating carbon sinks in India: a law and policy perspective
India’s history of protecting its forests will be vital for its future
Tackling India’s climate change health problems at Scale
A model to put health and wellbeing at the heart of climate action
Sodium-ion batteries could deliver India’s net zero ambitions
The promising energy storage alternative still faces a number of challenges
Building community-centric technology from the ground up
In India’s Uttarkhand state, public engagement has been the key to adopting new technology
Can tax deductions enable sustainable citizen-driven green finance?
India’s income tax framework could provide the means for direct public investment
International lessons for designing India’s emissions trading scheme
How to make sure the country’s cap and trade system succeeds
Teaching chemistry in the context of climate science
Changes to India’s undergraduate curriculum could be transformative
Transforming food waste management in India
Challenges, innovations and the path to reducing waste
Smart sensors can help deliver India’s net zero targets
Metal oxide–polymer composites offer a nanotech sensing solution
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