It’s a big part of our climate work designed to help the world’s second most populous country address development and poverty issues while minimizing greenhouse gas emissions and delivering social, health and environmental gains.
And this week, we are honored to be one of 23 organizations that are part of Indiaspora’s ChaloGive campaign — an effort to inspire the Indian diaspora here in the U.S. make donations to organizations working on the ground in India. The campaign is timed to be part of the Gandhi Jayanti national festival, which is celebrated in India to mark Mahatma Gandhi’s birthday, October 2.
While the ChaloGive campaign is focused on engaging Indian American audiences,
you can support our work in India today with a donation to EDF.
With 1.3 billion people, India ranks only behind China in population — and is projected to eclipse China in the next 10 years. The Indian economy is one of the fastest growing and now stands as the fifth-largest in the world. Unfortunately, climate pollution is also growing and India is now the third-largest carbon emitter, behind only China and the United States.
That is why our work with rural communities in India is so important. In partnership with local groups, we are helping to:
- Install household and community biogas units to power clean-burning methane stoves;
- Replace conventional wood-burning stoves with more efficient ones;
- Provide solar-powered lighting; and
- Promote scientifically and economically sound, climate-smart farming techniques via smart-phone apps and other technology platforms.
EDF has also added a second pillar to our work in India — tackling air pollution. EDF is working with India’s
National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) on a first of its kind database of Indian studies on air pollution. The database is designed to be accessible to the media, the public, and the Indian government so that it can drive a local narrative that accentuates “made-in-India” clean air solutions and the air quality benefits of low-carbon growth.
The climate crisis is a global problem and requires global solutions. Our work in India is an important part of our mission to slash climate pollution and unleash a clean energy future.
Please support this work with a donation today.
Bahut dhanyavaad (Thank you very much),
Sam Parry
Director of Membership
