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The Climate Stand with The Final Stand brings to you intersectional and interdisciplinary perspectives on climate change by experts and activists in our community. The dialogue touches upon the sciences, technologies, legislations and policies driving climate change and encourages you, our audience, to make an informed decision on this pressing issue. Are you ready to take The Climate stand with The Final Stand? This podcast is brought to you by a student run climate-change advocacy, law and policy initiative called The Final Stand based in Delhi NCR, India.

  1. 05/20/2022

    Episode 12: Eminence of inclusion of disabled people in the climate change movement with Prof. Sneha Krishnan.

    About 15% of the world's population lives with some form of disability, and due to the environmental crisis, the divide between disabled person and abled person have increased. In this episode of the Climate Stand, join us in a conversation with Professor Sneha Krishnan, an associate Professor at Jindal school of Environment and sustainability, wherein she discusses how important it is to include disabled people in the climate change movement.

    27 min

  2. 04/30/2022

    Episode 11: Animal Welfare with Prof. Siddhanth Prasad

    Why should we care about animal rights? How can we make our cities more animal friendly? Do you also sometimes ask these questions to yourself? In this podcast Professor Siddhanth Prasad answers all these and more. Tune in to listen!

    19 min

  3. 04/16/2022

    Episode 10: Climate talks with the TFS Presidents

    In this episode, the former and current TFS Presidents, Isha Ahlawat and Shalini Prem discuss climate activism, climate legislations, and their journeys with The Final Stand.

    31 min

  4. 04/02/2022

    Episode 9: Youth Climate Advocacy with Akhilesh Anilkumar

    Join us in conversation with Akhilesh Anilkumar, a 21-year old youth climate activist and the Managing Director of Bring Back Green Foundation. He walks us through his journey into climate activism and what motivates him to keep working towards the cause. Having also recently started a sustainable and gender neutral brand called Prolove Fashion, he also sheds light on the importance of sustainable fashion and how it may appeal to the youth in our fast fashion and consumerist world. He also gives a realistic view of how one can enter into the field of youth activism and manage to successfully manage your extra-curricular commitments with your academic ones.

    35 min

  5. 03/05/2022

    Episode 8: What it means to be a Chief Sustainability Officer, with Professor Amit Lahiri

    Join us in conversation with Professor Amit Lahiri. Professor Lahiri is the Chief Sustainability Officer (“CSO”) at O.P. Jindal Global University. He is also an Associate Professor at International Institute for Higher Education Research & Capacity Building. In this episode, Professor Lahiri explains the role of a CSO, both inside and outside of university spaces, especially in the context of the climate crisis. Prof. Lahiri shares valuable insight for students who want to build a career in the field of environment and sustainability, and sheds light on the importance of taking individual initiatives. Sit tight, because he also discusses his must-reads!

    37 min

  6. 02/19/2022

    Episode 7: Environmental News Reporting with Mr. Joydeep Gupta

    Join us in conversation with Mr. Joydeep Gupta, adjunct faculty at the Jindal School of Journalism and Communication and South Asia Director of the Third Pole, a multilingual platform dedicated to promoting information and discussion about the Himalayan watershed and the rivers that originate there. Mr. Gupta explains the concept and scope of environmental news reporting and addresses the term 'environmental journalist'. He also walks us through his journey as a journalist and his motivation to cover environmental news. He discusses how journalism can be reimagined through the lens of sustainability and climate change and how journalists overcome challenges such as misinformation and covering news about complex scientific phenomena, especially with the advent of the internet.

    28 min

  7. 02/05/2022

    Episode 6: Mangroves, the Unknown Front-liner Against Climate Change with Prof. Chowdhury

    Join us in conversation with Professor Abhiroop Chowdhury, associate professor and assistant dean at the Jindal School of Environment and Sustainability, at the Jindal Global University, to delve into the fascinating world of mangroves. Professor Chowdhury, a renowned expert on the topic, explains the unique ecology of mangroves and their significant contribution to biodiversity and shoreline communities. He also conveys the less known direct relation between mangroves and climate change wherein mangroves are severely threatened by climate change but at the same time they also have the ecological capability to mitigate the effects of it. In light of the mass deforestation of Mangroves around the country, we also broach the age-old question of sustainability versus development and Professor Chowdhury informs us on what is being done in real-time to bridge this gap. Professor also shares his thoughts on whether he believes the potential of mangroves to mitigate climate change is fully recognised and how he believes people can educate themselves on this topic.

    43 min

  8. 01/22/2022

    Episode 5: Youth Climate Activism with Ujjwal Sharma

    Join us in conversation with Ujjwal Sharma, a third year law student at Jindal Global Law School who has not only argued before the honourable National Green Tribunal (NGT) but has won his first case at the young age of 19. He has made headlines for petitioning the NGT to stay the felling of 2.15 lakh trees without prior permission in the Buxwaha Bunder Diamond Mine case and he also filed an original application against the rising pollution of Motia lake, situated adjacent to the grand Taj-ul-Masjid and the heritage Taj Mahal Palace in Bhopal. Ujjwal walks us through his journey from his motivation to file the petition to his experience arguing before the NGT. He also highlights the rules and limitations of the law which permit us as young students to argue before the Tribunal and he explains how these very legal tools are key in climate activism. He goes on to share his views on the importance of youth effort in climate activism and finally he shares his thoughts on how we as the youth can create tangible change in the Climate Change movement.

    31 min
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The Climate Stand with The Final Stand brings to you intersectional and interdisciplinary perspectives on climate change by experts and activists in our community. The dialogue touches upon the sciences, technologies, legislations and policies driving climate change and encourages you, our audience, to make an informed decision on this pressing issue. Are you ready to take The Climate stand with The Final Stand? This podcast is brought to you by a student run climate-change advocacy, law and policy initiative called The Final Stand based in Delhi NCR, India.

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