Fossil Fueled Foreign Policy: Why COP26 Flopped
December 1, 2021 | Western observers want to blame India for the failure of the UN climate talks. Not so fast.
Articles by Basav Sen
How to Truly ‘Build Back Better’ on Climate
October 27, 2021 | The Build Back Better program isn’t just inadequate on climate—it may be a disaster. Here’s what movements are demanding next.
Why Did A U.S. Envoy Meet With The Head Of A Fascist Militia in India?
September 29, 2021 | The fact that India is well on its way to full-fledged authoritarianism hasn’t factored into the Biden administration's approach to the "world's largest democracy."
The Fossil Fuel Industry Is Lining Up Behind Far-Right Authoritarians
March 24, 2021 | As climate change intensifies and countries turn to clean energies, Big Oil will take increasingly desperate measures to survive.
I was Invited to Join the G20 Think Tank Summit. Here’s Why I Declined.
November 20, 2020 | My participation in a session on climate and energy policy hosted by the Saudi government would have “greenwashed” the summit.
This Is a Climate Emergency. We Need More Than Half-Measures from Democrats.
September 11, 2020 | How to get the Democrats’ climate policy from “better than the Republicans” to “sufficient to save the planet.”
Cyclone Amphan Is a Warning for the United States
June 12, 2020 | The storm ravaged India and Bangladesh all the worse because of social and economic inequality. The same, or worse, could happen here.
Cruel Immigration Policies Make the Pandemic Worse
April 8, 2020 | Warehousing people in unsanitary conditions and then deporting them to poor countries is a recipe for contagion.
Why the Trump-Modi Friendship Is So Dangerous
March 4, 2020 | India is tilting toward fascism with U.S. backing. That’s not just dangerous for Indians — Americans should beware, too.
Dig Beneath the World’s Far-Right Governments — You’ll Find Fossil Fuels
October 9, 2019 | From Brazil to India to the United States, extractive industries have aligned themselves with authoritarian governments waging war on minority populations.