The International Forum for Environment, Sustainability and Technology, known by the acronym iFOREST, released two reports detailing how much it will cost for India to move away from coal and other dirty fuels without jeopardizing the livelihoods of millions who still are employed in coal mines and thermal power plants.
The International Forum for Environment, Sustainability and Technology, known by the acronym iFOREST, released two reports detailing how much it will cost for India to move away from coal and other dirty fuels without jeopardizing the livelihoods of millions who still are employed in coal mines and thermal power plants.
COP27 set things in motion that will hace far-reaching implication for the international climate negotiations, especially due to the deman by the developing countries to set up a "Loss and Damage" fund to compensate for climate disasters.
The iFOREST report underlines that there are no dedicated guidelines under the labour Codes or ensuing central or state policies and regulations for planning a “just labour transition” especially when the TPPS get decommissioned.
Union secretary coal, Anil Jain admitted that the existing closure plan is technical in nature and fails to address issues like rehabilitation of the labourers or social impact that the closure might cause.
