We are excited to announce our participation in COP29, being held from 17 to 22 November in Baku, Azerbaijan. On 20 November, join us at our side event, “Socio-economic, Environmental, and Technological Aspects of Climate Change-Fuelled Land Conflicts,” scheduled for 8 pm IST (18.30 local time). This event is being co-organised with the Queen Mary University of London (@officialqmul), the Pan African Climate Justice Alliance (@pacja_org) from Burkina Faso, the Climate and Sustainable Development Network of Nigeria (@csdevnet) and the Rights and Resources Initiative (@rightsresources).

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Highlights of Our Side Event

Report Launch

We will unveil our latest report, The Hidden Cost of Green Growth: Land Conflicts Driven by Renewable Energy Projects. Over the past year, we have tabulated and collected data on 31 ongoing land conflicts caused by RE projects. The report examines the often-overlooked human and social costs that can arise from rapid green development, especially when local communities' voices are sidelined.

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Key Findings

Our analysis points to some sobering trends on who benefits from green economic growth and who bears the brunt. All the conflicts recorded were in rural areas, with “common” land being the most frequent site of contestation. Livelihood concerns, lack of consultation with affected communities and the challenges of judicial recourse repeatedly featured in the emergent trends, prompting the question, how can India achieve a truly just energy transition?

Highlights of Our Side Event

Report Launch

We will unveil our latest report, The Hidden Cost of Green Growth: Land Conflicts Driven by Renewable Energy Projects. Over the past year, we have tabulated and collected data on 31 ongoing land conflicts caused by RE projects. The report examines the often-overlooked human and social costs that can arise from rapid green development, especially when local communities' voices are sidelined.

Key Findings

Our analysis points to some sobering trends on who benefits from green economic growth and who bears the brunt. All the conflicts recorded were in rural areas, with “common” land being the most frequent site of contestation. Livelihood concerns, lack of consultation with affected communities and the challenges of judicial recourse repeatedly featured in the emergent trends, prompting the question, how can India achieve a truly just energy transition?