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Cities like Mumbai will be regularly submerged by 2050. At around the same time, most of Himalayan glaciers will vanish. The world could heat up by 4 degrees Celsius by 2100. We are facing a crisis. Hosted by Bibek Bhattacharya (Twitter: @sarvatathagata), Deputy Editor, Mint Lounge, Mint Climate Change Tracker is a weekly podcast about the challenges posed by a rapidly heating planet. Also follow Bibek's weekly column in Mint Lounge, the Climate Change Tracker, with #MintClimateTracker. This is a Mint production brought to you by HT Smartcast.

  1. 14/08/2020

    27: The Season Finale | What I learned from the experts | A climate pledge

    In the final episode of the second season, host Bibek Bhattacharya recaps his conversations with Indian climate change experts and talks about what he has learned this season.

    24 min

  2. 08/08/2020

    26: Intense rains in Mumbai and western India I In conversation with scientist Minal Pathak I India's climate change costs

    In this episode, host Bibek Bhattacharya speaks with environmental scientist Dr Minal Pathak on climate change and cities, climate justice and much more. Plus monsoon floods hit western India. Also find out how much climate change will cost India.

    19 min

  3. 31/07/2020

    25: Assam and Bihar floods I In conversation with Amitangshu Acharya I How dams and embankments lead to floods |

    Monsoon is here and so are devastating floods in Assam and Bihar. In this episode, host Bibek Bhattacharya speaks to water researcher Amitangshu Acharya on how our obsession with controlling rivers is leading to more floods.

    17 min

  4. 24/07/2020

    24: In conversation with climatologist Chirag Dhara I How Climate Change works I India's first official climate change assessment

    In this episode, host Bibek Bhattacharya discusses India's first climate change assessment and speaks with climatologist Chirag Dhara about the report.

    18 min

  5. 17/07/2020

    23: Looking for a clean energy economy I In conversation with Ulka Kelkar I World approaches a heat barrier

    In this episode, host Bibek Bhattacharya speaks with climate policy expert Ulka Kelkar about what an Indian clean energy economy would look like.

    18 min

  6. 12/07/2020

    22: Environment Impact Assessment I In conversation with Neha Sinha I Environmental degradation and Climate Change

    In this episode, host, Bibek Bhattacharya speaks with conservation biologist Neha Sinha on environmental degradation, the importance of the Environment Impact Assessments, and the link between climate change and the destruction of nature.

    17 min

  7. 03/07/2020

    21: Climate Change and water I An interview with Aditi Mukherji I Sustainable agriculture

    In this episode, host Bibek Bhattacharya talks about the uneven monsoon rainfall and speaks with water expert Aditi Mukherji on India's groundwater, sustainable agriculture practices, and much more.

    15 min

  8. 26/06/2020

    20: India's climate change risks I In conversation with Arunabha Ghosh I India's energy future

    In this episode, host Bibek Bhattacharya speaks with Dr. Arunabha Ghosh of CEEW on India's energy future, mapping risks, international cooperation and much more.

    17 min
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Cities like Mumbai will be regularly submerged by 2050. At around the same time, most of Himalayan glaciers will vanish. The world could heat up by 4 degrees Celsius by 2100. We are facing a crisis. Hosted by Bibek Bhattacharya (Twitter: @sarvatathagata), Deputy Editor, Mint Lounge, Mint Climate Change Tracker is a weekly podcast about the challenges posed by a rapidly heating planet. Also follow Bibek's weekly column in Mint Lounge, the Climate Change Tracker, with #MintClimateTracker. This is a Mint production brought to you by HT Smartcast.

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