Incentivising Energy Efficiency in Urban Indian Households
What role does energy efficiency in urban households play in India’s net zero drive? In this blog, we analyse policies and behavioural barriers to suggest ways forward.
Urban Living Lab
Photo Essay: Insights From Our Imagination Walks
Transitions Research’s PULL Net Zero team, along with Tallulah D’Silva’s Travelling Dome, organised a series of Imagination Walks in Panaji, Goa, to better understand the visions locals have for the future of their city. Through this photo essay, we communicate our insights and the benefits of walks as a social science research methodology.
Beyond Global Visions: Local Imaginaries for Indian Cities
Instead of envisioning “world-class” futures for India’s cities, we need a new imagination for equitable, climate resilient and low carbon urbanisation.
Building a Net Zero Society
Our recent Talking About Transitions Dialogue, Building a Net Zero Society, unpacked the importance of social transformations to achieve a low carbon transitions in Indian cities. How can we leverage behaviour change, equitable urban planning and innovative planning approaches to create an equitable net zero future?
Urban Heat: The Tradeoffs Between Air Conditioning and Mitigating Climate Change
As India grapples with extreme urban heat, the demand for and usage of air conditioners is skyrocketing. This growth in energy consumption for cooling is harming India’s ambitious net zero targets. How can we combat urban heat while meeting our growing cooling needs more sustainably?
The City as a Laboratory – Urban Living Labs for Resilience Planning
Why are Urban Living Labs emerging as an approach to enable climate action? This blog highlights insights and knowledge that emerged from our dialogue on Urban Living Labs in 2022.
Cycles4Change: Panaji
As a way to test solutions and build infrastructure for cycling, PULL and IPSCDL participated in the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs’ initiative called the Cycles4Change. This policy report provides the first steps towards introducing a cycling policy in Panaji.
Inclusive Streets: Inclusivity in Action
Inclusivity in Action is a synopsis of PULL’s work on Inclusive Streets. It highlights the main challenges and recommendations proposed in the Preliminary Report and Implementation Strategy and showcases how these recommendations play out on 18th June Road in Panaji.
Flood Mitigation Plan: Panaji
PULL’s thematic plan on Urban Flooding in Panaji analyses its causes and proposes sustainable nature-based solutions for mitigation. The plan outlines a roadmap for achieving resilience, incorporating medium and long-term strategies to transform Panaji into a flood-resilient city.
White Paper: Developing a Data-Driven Approach
This white paper highlights key barriers and challenges for Panaji to adopt a data driven approach to governance and pathways for successful and responsible adoption