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programme manager climate change @cseindia @cse_climate , alum @columbiasuma , @lfc fandom, contributor @down2earthindia @lfcoffside jamshedpur→bombay→nyc→delhi

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@aygoswami
Avantika Goswami
7 months
✨NEW✨: Our report 'Discredited' - published yesterday is a deep dive on the voluntary carbon market in India with a focus on communities on the ground who are carrying out the emissions reduction activities that lead to the sale of offsets to companies 🧵below for highlights
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5 years
Hordes of unruly Reds on the streets of New York and no one is sorry ❤️ #YNWA #NumberSix #LiverpoolFC #ChampionsLeague @CarrasNYC
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@KingOnyekuru @AssombalongaSZN “Young talent lots of potential”
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@aygoswami
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2 years
. @CSEINDIA / @down2earthindia launches its comprehensive database of weather disasters in india in 2022 tracking seven extreme weather phenomena Report:
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2 years
Worked on this special #LossAndDamage issue of @down2earthindia w/ @bluewrit and @SeemaPrasad_me (1/n) Inputs from @harjeet11 @farhanaclimate @FrediOtto @makrishna @EconMitch & more Available now for free download here:
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Avantika Goswami
3 years
2 sexual assault cases against him & yet the fan boys continue to defend him. I guess it’s good that Nike dropped him & didn’t fire the employee, but they stuck w him for few yrs after the incident. I also wonder if they’d have dropped him if the victim wasn’t a Nike employee
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tariq panja
3 years
Truly alarming story about why Nike really broke with Neymar by @WSJ Nike Split With Neymar Amid Sexual-Assault Probe - WSJ (Hours have passed since publication and still no comment from Paris Saint Germain.)
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@aygoswami
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11 months
🧵Beyond Climate Finance - @CSEINDIA 's position paper ahead of the Pact Summit in Paris Climate ambition in the Global South cannot be unlocked whilst operating in a financial system that's inequitable by design @sunitanar @ananya_rao19
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@aygoswami
Avantika Goswami
10 months
Come work with us - @CSEINDIA is hiring two Programme Officers in the Climate Change programme, to be based in New Delhi. Apply by July 15. Link:
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@aygoswami
Avantika Goswami
1 year
Liverpool Football Club finds new ways to cause me pain everyday
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@aygoswami
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4 years
Jurgen has fulfilled all of Liverpool Twitter’s demands in one day what will we complain about now...
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@aygoswami
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2 years
How about an apology from every pundit and commentator who parroted the "fans were late so this mess ensued" line of spin from UEFA
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Spirit of Shankly
2 years
Liverpool fans ‘exonerated’ over the chaos at the ⁦ @ChampionsLeague ⁩ final in Paris
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6 years
@pandorasinbox @AGlasgowGirl This the greatest comment how can we move this up
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4 years
"Collectively, the Unit­ed States, Cana­da, Europe, Israel, Aus­tralia, New Zealand and Japan are responsible for a shocking 92% of warming beyond 350ppm. The US alone is responsible for 40%."
@EricHolthaus
Eric Holthaus
4 years
This year is the 30th anniversary of the first IPCC report, the moment the world first knew what it would take to reverse climate change. We failed. Spectacularly. For @The_Corres , I tried to explain the past 30 years of climate politics.
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@aygoswami
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3 years
If this is meant to be read as a career trajectory...it’s a very strange one
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@aygoswami
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10 months
The framing of carbon markets as offering "grant-like" money for coal phaseout is a new kind of co-opting of climate justice language + it leaves the crucial energy transition in developing countries to the whims of the fraudulent voluntary carbon market
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@aygoswami
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6 months
Loss & damage, as a negotiation space, is one of the purest distillations of the climate justice issue - @itsametamanna and I broke down the recent TC4 failure in Aswan, highlighting why the world needs to be watching this moment @harjeet11 @CSEINDIA
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@aygoswami
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5 years
@RedNotDead69 @ClinicalLiz You’re a walking human meme for people who think they’re not racist...but are.
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@aygoswami
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7 months
Download the report here: Watch the launch presentation and press release here:
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3 years
@MaryHeglar Failing doesn’t make you a failure
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5 years
@LFCVine Can't watch Hendo cry like that and not...also cry
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5 months
Balmy day in Dubai, climate crisis not so balmy #COP28
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Avantika Goswami
11 months
Great to meet PM @miaamormottley - a big inspiration for @CSEINDIA ’s recent work on financial barriers hindering climate ambition in the Global South ahead of the Summit for a #NewGlobalFinancingPact @sunitanar
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@aygoswami
Avantika Goswami
4 years
Did I expect Thiago Alcantara to be on the pitch in a red jersey on September the 20th? Friends, in my wildest dreams, I did not.
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@aygoswami
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5 years
@Tactical_Times Penalty taker: James Milner
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@aygoswami
Avantika Goswami
5 months
. @CSE_Climate at @COP28_UAE ! @itsametamanna (our GST Queen), @TrishantDev (Article 6 decoder), @SehrRaheja (here in spirit! and NCQG loyalist), and me (MWP sufferer) @CSEINDIA #COP28
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@aygoswami
Avantika Goswami
6 months
Looking forward to co-hosting this pre-COP28 event with @GDP_Center @rishirbhandary on the issue of financial systems transformation. Join us to hear Dr. Rakesh Mohan @sunitanar @KevinPGallagher @SebastienTreyer discuss progress this year Register here:
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Avantika Goswami
7 years
Favorite room at @TheMetCloisters : The Unicorn In Captivity
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@FalseFMatt This will hurt him bc he considers himself a major football intellectual since he went to business school or something
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@aygoswami
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7 months
NEW: Join us Oct 5 for the launch of our new @CSEINDIA report '𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱' - the result of a months long investigation by @TrishantDev ( @CSE_Climate ) and @rohinikrish9 ( @down2earthindia ) Register here: @sunitanar
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2 years
Was told the lines are endless so I showed up in the dark - anyway, hello from #COP26
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7 months
The report has more such detailed case studies, but the bottom line is the current VCM isn't benefiting climate or communities - it serves the interest of the retinue of project developers, verifiers & others who make a profit out of the lucrative carbon "business"
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@aygoswami
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5 months
Whenever someone says we will mobilise x billion dollars in any sector either through blended finance or other instruments, does it actually happen and is anyone going back and checking if the “mobilisation” actually happened?
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@aygoswami
Avantika Goswami
4 years
@DON_XipeTotec @DipoFaloyin I love Liverpool’s response so much
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@aygoswami
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4 years
Bobby Firmino knows it’s my birthday, this is for me 🥰
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5 months
1 year / 1 COP older - definitely better rested this year than the last closing plenary @bluewrit @CSEINDIA @down2earthindia
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@down2earthindia
Down To Earth
1 year
For the past fortnight, @aygoswami and @bluewrit have been at #SharmElSheikh , attending conferences, plenaries and side events at #COP27 and writing and reporting on the same for CSE-DTE. Today, they took this selfie after the COP27 Closing Plenary ended
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@aygoswami
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7 months
In the Araku valley tribal farmers tend to trees for which the carbon rights - the right to sell credits and earn money - is handed over to a Paris based project developer. The farmers get "free saplings and trainings", but no $$ from the VCM for their labour
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@aygoswami
Avantika Goswami
2 years
At the Peoples Summit for climate justice today, organized by the @COP26_Coalition - some great speakers on the lineup @KevinClimate @JKSteinberger @mitzijonelle @chilledasad100 @vijayprashad @NnimmoB #COP26
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@aygoswami
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4 years
A reminder that Bobby Firmino has also won the Copa America this year. What a year for my favourite.
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3 years
Give Ole a new contract imo absolute ledge
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Avantika Goswami
2 years
An example of climate change amplifying existing inequalities - the heat wave, a product of planet warming gases that India barely contributed to, can worsen India's access to finance
@BloombergNRG
Bloomberg Energy
2 years
A heat wave that’s made parts of India the hottest in 122 years may be a warning that heightened climate risks could drag on economic growth and worsen the nation’s credit scores
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@aygoswami
Avantika Goswami
3 years
Honestly the misuse of “resilience” and “grit” to divert attention from flaws like poor design and public systems in any city is really frustrating. Residents shouldn’t have to be so gritty in the first place
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@aygoswami
Avantika Goswami
2 years
2 days to #COP27 @CSEINDIA / @down2earthindia COP-related reports and daily coverage can be accessed via the QR code or at @sunitanar @AnumitaRoychowd @bluewrit @parthkumar24 @rohinikrish9 Thread below of our relevant research for easy access 👇🏼
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@aygoswami
Avantika Goswami
3 years
I feel personally insulted every time a beautiful Thiago pass is wasted by whoever receives it
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@aygoswami
Avantika Goswami
1 year
At the #COP27 long-term finance negotiations, Turkey talks about "using public finance strategically to derisk investments to move from billions to trillions" - a buzzword phrase that's coming up often, and an issue @adam_tooze and @DanielaGabor have talked about
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@aygoswami
Avantika Goswami
2 years
Acc to the Economic Survey 2021-2022 India's coal demand is expected to increase 63% by 2030, which doesn't line up with a "phase down" or "net zero" "This clearly indicates the sluggishness in the shift to a cleaner economy" writes @Soundaram_
@down2earthindia
Down To Earth
2 years
India recently pledged at the climate conference in Glasgow that it will ‘phase down’ the use of coal. However, the Economic Survey 2021-2022 reveals otherwise.
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@aygoswami
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4 years
Moved countries during a pandemic ✅ Moving cities during a pandemic ✅
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3 years
I miss the first 20 minutes when Liverpool were actively participating in this game
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2 years
I sometimes still can’t believe Thiago Alcantara chose us tbh
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@aygoswami
Avantika Goswami
3 years
Moving to a new apartment - step #1 , plant the flag
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1 year
@Josh_Gabbatiss Starting a publishing house just to put this out brb
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@aygoswami
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3 years
Manchester United signed a sexual predator, who in a sulking rage kicked a 20 y/o while he was on the ground…the levels of cringe are just…
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@aygoswami
Avantika Goswami
1 year
Interesting anecdote here that the WH gave the green light to US negotiators to support the loss and damage fund, and this may have stemmed from a subdued reaction to the Inflation Reduction Act
@KateAronoff
Kate Aronoff
1 year
I wrote about the surprisingly good and also much less surprisingly bad and very ugly of COP27
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@aygoswami
Avantika Goswami
1 year
And that’s a wrap folks! @CSEINDIA / @down2earthindia signing off from #COP27 Our delegation was led by @sunitanar @AnumitaRoychowd Valuable and enjoyable process for @parthkumar24 @bluewrit @rohinikrish9 and me Watch out for the DTE cover story on what went down at COP 27
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3 years
Ronaldo the rapist possibly ending up at United a few hours after United fans dunked on City for courting a rapist is just…
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Avantika Goswami
1 year
Queues to enter the first #LossAndDamage consultation - the most high profile issue at #COP27
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@aygoswami
Avantika Goswami
7 months
The global VCM isn't just a buyer-seller market; there are dozens of intermediaries each profiting off the transactions. By how much? We don't know because - conveniently - they are "commercial" transactions
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@aygoswami
Avantika Goswami
2 years
My summary of the the loss and damage discourse at #BonnClimateConference with inputs from @arpithakodiveri + @sindra_sharma , and valuable public comments from @harjeet11 as always
@down2earthindia
Down To Earth
2 years
#BonnClimateConference | Loss and damage discussions at the Glasgow Dialogue that commenced in Bonn, unproductive and lacks a promising direction. @aygoswami
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3 years
Came home to this sighting on my balcony - just casual Delhi things
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@aygoswami
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5 years
@hels Yes every second of Andrew Scott on that show is unbearably perfect
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@gauthamrao @MariCLewis Something something correlation and causation
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Avantika Goswami
5 months
At @COP28_UAE I'll be moderating this wonderful discussion by @UNCTAD on fiscal space and climate ambition - with Richard Kozul-Wright, @FadhelKaboub & other great speakers. Dec 8, Trade House Pavilion: @CSEINDIA @CSE_Climate #COP28
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@aygoswami
Avantika Goswami
7 months
For this, @TrishantDev @rohinikrish9 visited close to 40 project locations in 4 Indian states and spoke to project developers, farmers, rural households, activists, traders, local leaders, and NGOs.
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@aygoswami
Avantika Goswami
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We encountered a shroud of secrecy. Some developers spoke to us providing surface level publicly available info, others stonewalled or claimed to be in a "silent period"
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2 years
Action demanding that #LossAndDamage be put on the agenda for #BonnClimateConference by @CANIntl and others - “no more blah blah blah”
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@aygoswami
Avantika Goswami
5 years
@GeorgeMayhew888 @AnfieldRd96 Andy Robertson potato scone making tutorial
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4 years
Georginio Wijnaldum appreciation tweet
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Whaaaat 😂
@RBLeipzig
RB Leipzig
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4 years
My recap for @LFCOffside for what was a very very pleasing game. Everyone apologise to Fabinho!
@LFCOffside
The Liverpool Offside
4 years
Liverpool 2, Chelsea 0 - Match Recap: Reds Put On A Commanding Performance
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Avantika Goswami
6 months
Seventy (70!) US NGOs have written to @ClimateEnvoy asking them to drop their demand for the LDF to be hosted at the World Bank (which is nothing more than a means to exert US soft power). Good to see that US civil society is not aligned with the administration on this
@brandoncwu
Brandon Wu
6 months
Almost 70 US NGOs wrote a letter to the Biden admin ahead of #TC5 : "The world does not need yet another channel for international finance that is donor-driven and unaccountable to communities in the Global South. But it *does* desperately need a Loss & Damage Fund..." (1/?)
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Avantika Goswami
2 years
Always a pleasure talking climate with @aruna_sekhar . Here’s her new analysis of India’s updated climate pledge for @CarbonBrief . Includes a quote from me, and references to @CSEINDIA / @down2earthindia work incl that of my colleague @rohinikrish9
@CarbonBrief
Carbon Brief
2 years
New – Q&A: What does India’s updated Paris Agreement pledge mean for climate change? | @aruna_sekhar Read here:
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Avantika Goswami
4 years
There are moments when Adam Lallana looks like the sole Labrador playing in a team of cats
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Avantika Goswami
7 months
Biogas plants use manure to generate methane for stoves, avoiding biomass. But these stoves get subsidies from a State gov, & rural households also pay for a portion of the project cost, of which carbon finance is a miniscule portion - who is earning the carbon revenue?
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@CarbonBrief
Carbon Brief
2 years
T-minus ~20 minutes until the #CBQuiz starts at 7.15pm sharp! We'll be tweeting each round, and you'll have to stay tuned for the answers (published later this week). If you're playing online or in-person, tag @carbonbrief and use #CBQuiz for the chance to be featured!
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Avantika Goswami
3 years
I wrote about the perils of relying on forests to solve the climate crisis, and the new science that confirms this - an excerpt from our ongoing work on carbon sinks and getting to net zero emissions
@down2earthindia
Down To Earth
3 years
Scientists have highlighted severe limitations associated with natural carbon sinks such as forests on land and the oceans, which make any reliance on them for climate mitigation goals seem like wishful thinking, writes @aygoswami from @CSEINDIA
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Avantika Goswami
6 years
Spectacle at the #TheSubway panel at @MuseumofCityNY hosted by @Sarahmaslinnir as it got shut down by @riseandresistny @ThePeoplesMTA protestors on accessibility issues. The @MTA did ask for it.
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Avantika Goswami
7 months
Now to the case studies: "Improved cookstoves" are intended to displace polluting biomass "chulhas" or stoves. But rural households ALSO use LPG stoves given thru a govt scheme. In some cases they pay upto Rs 2350 for an IC, which is also earning revenue through carbon credits??
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Avantika Goswami
4 years
hello we’re ready to win the league let’s gooooo @LFC
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4 years
Listen none of this matters...
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4 years
Baby’s first lasagna with fresh pasta
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5 months
A COP-sicle….if you will #COP28
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Delhi winter veg is out
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3 years
Delhi’s priorities on display at 9am
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Avantika Goswami
4 years
Amatriciana and some roasted pumpkin + apple salad action for dinner. Keeping up my personal goal of exploring more roasted veg in salads
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Avantika Goswami
4 years
Delighted to have kicked off 2020 gazing into my favourite sandwich, a carne enchilada torta, that has never let me down
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Avantika Goswami
4 years
Me outside Kevin DeBruyne's home tonight
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Avantika Goswami
5 years
Since I’m very influenced by @bonappetit and now also @maangchi I tried Maangchi’s Korean style mapo tofu (gochujang and gochugaru dialled down A LOT, plus I added some sugar for balance) and it’s great. V nice that she uses pork shoulder, makes it texturally really solid
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Avantika Goswami
1 year
Developing countries need to build domestic green industry to adequately confront the climate challenge. Current trade rules can help or hinder this process. My new analysis on climate and trade is out here: @down2earthindia Online debate on Feb 24👇
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@CSEINDIA
CSEINDIA
1 year
Developed countries are reneging on #freetrade in the name of #climatechange . CSE invites you to a discussion on what this means for the transition to a #greeneconomy for developing countries. Register here⬇️ @GalloglyNelson @sunitanar @aygoswami (1/2)
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Avantika Goswami
4 years
Jurgen Klopp in a video about nationalized trains - crossover of my dreams
@jeremycorbyn
Jeremy Corbyn
4 years
It's time to bring Britain's railways into the 21st century
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Avantika Goswami
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Afghan bread-makers of Lajpat Nagat. Photographed him mid-sling, bringing hot naans straight out of the oven with bare hands
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3 years
V happy with my new purchase - @KateAronoff ’s long awaited book
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@HoarseWisperer I discovered that office coffee cups are a good way to reheat small quantities of lunch because the high edges reduce chances of spillage. This is a good thing and I am happy about it.
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Avantika Goswami
3 years
Maybe, but you didn’t have to tweet it out Gary
@GNev2
Gary Neville
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Avanti you are a shambles
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3 years
Made a good cookie today, climate and general world anxiety resumes early tomorrow morning
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Avantika Goswami
4 years
#Amphan uprooted big old trees on my street last night. Its landfall in Calcutta was considered weaker than its initial strength, so I can’t imagine what it’s wrought on the coasts
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