The Greenwashing Scam Behind COP27’s Flop
December 5, 2022 | This year’s UN climate conference offered some reason to celebrate. But the growing clout of the “carbon capture” industry is hindering urgent efforts to clamp down on fossil fuels.
Articles by Basav Sen
The Climate Legacy of the British Empire
September 28, 2022 | As the global media obsessed over the royal succession, one-third of Pakistan, a former British colony, was underwater.
The Troubling Message of Biden’s Trip to Saudi Arabia
July 13, 2022 | The fossil fuel industry's global links to political violence and repression couldn't be clearer. Unfortunately, the U.S. is enabling it.
India and Pakistan Are Baking, and Every Powerful Institution Is to Blame
May 11, 2022 | Indians know they can’t rely on elites to save them from catastrophe. That’s exactly what could make a climate movement there so powerful.
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.
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.”