Rohini Pande

Jan 16, 2025 | science.org | Rohini Pande

In the wake of the November 2024 US election, several commentators have suggested that the US Democratic Party abandon its commitment to so-called “identity politics,” which they identify as elitist, condescending, and divisive. They argue that rather than focusing on these “cultural” issues, progressives should prioritize economic concerns. Yet identity politics, at a fundamental level, is driven, and dominated, by economic concerns.

Sep 12, 2024 | science.org | Lars Behrendt |Timofey A. Karginov |Cecilia Pessoa Rodrigues |Rohini Pande

Today, 682 million people, or 8.5% of the world’s population, live in extreme poverty, which the World Bank defines as subsisting on less than $2.15 per day. The majority live in low-income and lower-middle-income countries.

May 9, 2024 | science.org | Katrien Princen |Kathleen E. Houlahan |Mark Taylor |Rohini Pande

Rohini Pande https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0090-0987Authors Info & AffiliationsAs rising temperatures and rapidly escalating weather emergencies convince the global community that urgent steps must be taken to reduce emissions, private actors have responded with a voluntary system for companies and project developers to buy and sell carbon credits. The fact that a market collapsed in 2023 should not put us off.

Jan 11, 2024 | science.org | Erkan Aydin |Rohini Pande

Rohini Pande https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0090-0987Authors Info & AffiliationsThe world’s forests store an estimated of carbon—equivalent to approximately 100 years worth of anthropogenic emissions, at current rates—and with good husbandry could potentially store up to 226 billion tonnes more. Clearly, preserving and repairing forests is a vital element of mitigating climate breakdown.

Nov 9, 2023 | egc.yale.edu | Rohini Pande

However, these rules don’t tell us how to implement forest carbon credit projects that abide by them. So how can we implement carbon credit projects that are actually as credible as these regulatory institutions insist they should be and, more importantly, that genuinely help to prevent climate breakdown and improve the welfare of forest communities in low-income countries?