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.
Articles by Basav Sen
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.”
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.