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Op-Ed & Analysis·Apr 10, 2026

What energy wars are teaching about climate communication?

via The Times of India
EPIC India's Regional Director of Communications Ashirbad Raha explores how energy security is the only climate argument that actually drives...
Op-Ed & Analysis·Jan 14, 2026

What India can learn from China’s approach to improving air quality

via Mongabay
[Commentary] by Tanushree Ganguly Cities in India, especially in the Delhi-National Capital Region, are once again facing severe air pollution....
Op-Ed & Analysis·Jan 6, 2026

Could this be the biggest global health ROI you’ve never heard of?

via World Economic Forum
EPIC Clean Air Director Christa Hasenkopf writes that air pollution quietly erases around 6% of global gross domestic product each...
Op-Ed & Analysis·Jul 9, 2025

Emissions Markets to Reduce Air Pollution

via The Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL)
A market for air pollution was scaled to reach over 15 million people in Gujarat, India.
Op-Ed & Analysis·Jun 4, 2025

Can Tradable Pollution Permits Work in Developing Countries?

via Cato
A market for tradable pollution permits in India increased compliance with emissions restrictions, reduced particulate emissions, and made pollution abatement...
Op-Ed & Analysis·May 31, 2025

Clean water in India: Is delivering water a viable solution?

via VoxDev
An understudied approach to delivering clean water in rural India shows high take-up and substantial health and welfare benefits, offering...
Op-Ed & Analysis·May 6, 2025

In the midst of an air pollution crisis, there’s another way India can better enforce emission rules

via Scroll.in
Poor oversight in a ‘licence raj’ encourages violations. Market-based environmental regulation such as pollution taxes and trade markets could be...
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Op-Ed & Analysis·Sep 19, 2024

One of the World’s Biggest Health Risks Is a Philanthropic Blind Spot

EPIC Clean Air Program Director Christa Hasenkopf writes in the New York Times about pollution's threat to health and the...
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Op-Ed & Analysis·Sep 19, 2024

One of the World’s Biggest Health Risks Is a Philanthropic Blind Spot

via The New York Times
EPIC Clean Air Program Director Christa Hasenkopf writes in the New York Times about pollution's threat to health and the...