Sustainable Transition Strategies

18TH FEB 2026: WORK: CLIMATE TRANSITION IS NOT CONSTRAINED ONLY BY SUPPLY. IT IS CONSTRAINED BY FRAGMENTED DEMAND.

At Mumbai Climate Week one idea crystallized for me. Climate transition is not constrained only by supply. It is constrained by fragmented demand. In conversations inspired by systems thinkers and research highlighted by sustainability experts in the panel a recurring insight stands out. Capital moves when demand becomes predictable. This applies far beyond renewable energy It applies:

1. To recycled materials.

2. To renewable-powered manufacturing.

3. To climate-adaptive design.

4. To Scope 3 transformation.

India’s manufacturing ecosystem is incredibly capable. 

What it often lacks is coordinated, structured signals that justify long-term green investment...more...

09TH FEB 2026: VIEWS: NATURE IS NOT AN EXTERNALITY. IT IS THE VERY BASIS OF OUR ECONOMY AND SURVIVAL.

With the passing of Prof. Madhav Gadgil in January 2026, India—and especially coastal cities like Mumbai — lost not just a pioneering ecologist, but a persistent clarion voice reminding us that ecology and economy are inseparable.

Mumbai’s forests of tangled roots along its creeks, its wetlands and tidal flats, are not ornamental greenery. They are living infrastructure — buffers against flooding, storm surges, heat stress, and erosion. Yet today, they are caught at a crossroads between protection and development.

For instance: the Versova–Bhayander Coastal Road North project has been approved by the Bombay High Court with an environmental mandate—but still involves the felling of tens of thousands of mangroves even as the court insists on annual compensatory planting and monitoring over the next decade...more...