Chetan Bhattacharji
@cbhattacharji.bsky.social
The Climate journo, consultant for climate comms, media strategy; ex senior managing editor, NDTV 24x7.
RTs ≠ endorsements. Editorial trainer; writing @ Health Policy Watch, NDTV, ORF, The Hindu, WhatAmIBreathing substack
https://chetanbhattacharji.com
RTs ≠ endorsements. Editorial trainer; writing @ Health Policy Watch, NDTV, ORF, The Hindu, WhatAmIBreathing substack
https://chetanbhattacharji.com
Reposted by Chetan Bhattacharji
🧠💨 Dementia deaths linked to air pollution hit 626,000 in 2023 — that’s more than one life lost every minute!
In the latest report by @heiresearch.bsky.social: polluted air is now a brain health crisis.
✍️ @cbhattacharji.bsky.social
📖⬇️ & 🙏🔁
In the latest report by @heiresearch.bsky.social: polluted air is now a brain health crisis.
✍️ @cbhattacharji.bsky.social
📖⬇️ & 🙏🔁
Air Pollution-Related Dementia Kills Over 625,000 People A Year - Health Policy Watch
From killing over 600,000 elderly from dementia to an almost equal number of infants under the age of one-year, air pollution’s impact on young and old is
healthpolicy-watch.news
October 23, 2025 at 5:29 AM
🧠💨 Dementia deaths linked to air pollution hit 626,000 in 2023 — that’s more than one life lost every minute!
In the latest report by @heiresearch.bsky.social: polluted air is now a brain health crisis.
✍️ @cbhattacharji.bsky.social
📖⬇️ & 🙏🔁
In the latest report by @heiresearch.bsky.social: polluted air is now a brain health crisis.
✍️ @cbhattacharji.bsky.social
📖⬇️ & 🙏🔁
Reposted by Chetan Bhattacharji
📣Fossil fuel harms start before birth & never stop.
A sweeping new report from @gchalliance.bsky.social
calls for bold, immediate action to protect human health from “cradle to grave” harms of fossil fuels.
✍️ @cbhattacharji.bsky.social
@iea.org @shwetanarayan30.bsky.social @nature.com
📖⬇️ & 🙏🔁
A sweeping new report from @gchalliance.bsky.social
calls for bold, immediate action to protect human health from “cradle to grave” harms of fossil fuels.
✍️ @cbhattacharji.bsky.social
@iea.org @shwetanarayan30.bsky.social @nature.com
📖⬇️ & 🙏🔁
Ban Fossil Fuel Advertisements Recommends Study On ‘Cradle To Grave’ Climate & Health Impacts - Health Policy Watch
A sweeping new report by a consortium of climate and health experts offers a global indictment of how fossil fuels harm populations - from extraction to
healthpolicy-watch.news
October 19, 2025 at 6:28 AM
📣Fossil fuel harms start before birth & never stop.
A sweeping new report from @gchalliance.bsky.social
calls for bold, immediate action to protect human health from “cradle to grave” harms of fossil fuels.
✍️ @cbhattacharji.bsky.social
@iea.org @shwetanarayan30.bsky.social @nature.com
📖⬇️ & 🙏🔁
A sweeping new report from @gchalliance.bsky.social
calls for bold, immediate action to protect human health from “cradle to grave” harms of fossil fuels.
✍️ @cbhattacharji.bsky.social
@iea.org @shwetanarayan30.bsky.social @nature.com
📖⬇️ & 🙏🔁
Reposted by Chetan Bhattacharji
📣Fossil fuel harms start before birth & never stop.
A sweeping new report from @gchalliance.bsky.social calls for bold, immediate action to protect human health from “cradle to grave” harms of fossil fuels.
✍️ @cbhattacharji.bsky.social
@iea.org @shwetanarayan30.bsky.social @nature.com
📖⬇️ & 🙏🔁
A sweeping new report from @gchalliance.bsky.social calls for bold, immediate action to protect human health from “cradle to grave” harms of fossil fuels.
✍️ @cbhattacharji.bsky.social
@iea.org @shwetanarayan30.bsky.social @nature.com
📖⬇️ & 🙏🔁
Ban Fossil Fuel Advertisements Recommends Study On ‘Cradle To Grave’ Climate & Health Impacts - Health Policy Watch
A sweeping new report by a consortium of climate and health experts offers a global indictment of how fossil fuels harm populations - from extraction to
healthpolicy-watch.news
September 22, 2025 at 2:04 PM
📣Fossil fuel harms start before birth & never stop.
A sweeping new report from @gchalliance.bsky.social calls for bold, immediate action to protect human health from “cradle to grave” harms of fossil fuels.
✍️ @cbhattacharji.bsky.social
@iea.org @shwetanarayan30.bsky.social @nature.com
📖⬇️ & 🙏🔁
A sweeping new report from @gchalliance.bsky.social calls for bold, immediate action to protect human health from “cradle to grave” harms of fossil fuels.
✍️ @cbhattacharji.bsky.social
@iea.org @shwetanarayan30.bsky.social @nature.com
📖⬇️ & 🙏🔁
Is @bsky.app a flop? Don’t see much traction or buzz either on the app or about it outside.
X meanwhile is still going strong, for better or worse
X meanwhile is still going strong, for better or worse
September 8, 2025 at 5:20 AM
Is @bsky.app a flop? Don’t see much traction or buzz either on the app or about it outside.
X meanwhile is still going strong, for better or worse
X meanwhile is still going strong, for better or worse
It’s #BlueSkiesDay today, and much of India is in the clean-ish, green zone as I write this. It won't last beyond a few weeks, given the trends of the last decade and more.
Two recent global studies spell out concerns for the country.
open.substack.com/pub/whatamib...
Two recent global studies spell out concerns for the country.
open.substack.com/pub/whatamib...
This Changes Everything - From Our DNA to IQ to Early Death
Solutions work, but only if those in charge speeded up action. Plus, one hack to protect yourself. Two new global reports raise alarm about India's growing challenges.
open.substack.com
September 7, 2025 at 3:26 AM
It’s #BlueSkiesDay today, and much of India is in the clean-ish, green zone as I write this. It won't last beyond a few weeks, given the trends of the last decade and more.
Two recent global studies spell out concerns for the country.
open.substack.com/pub/whatamib...
Two recent global studies spell out concerns for the country.
open.substack.com/pub/whatamib...
Reposted by Chetan Bhattacharji
India Reverses Key Policy, Exempting Most Coal-fired Power Plants from Emission Rules
India is the largest SO2 emitter, mostly from such plants.
✍️ @cbhattacharji.bsky.social
@cleanairfund.bsky.social | @cseindia.bsky.social | @creacleanair.bsky.social
India is the largest SO2 emitter, mostly from such plants.
✍️ @cbhattacharji.bsky.social
@cleanairfund.bsky.social | @cseindia.bsky.social | @creacleanair.bsky.social
India Reverses Key Policy, Exempting Most Coal-fired Power Plants From Emission Rules - Health Policy Watch
NEW DELHI – On 11 July, the Indian government changed its own rules, exempting most coal-fired power plants from installing technology to reduce sulphur
healthpolicy-watch.news
July 17, 2025 at 12:26 PM
India Reverses Key Policy, Exempting Most Coal-fired Power Plants from Emission Rules
India is the largest SO2 emitter, mostly from such plants.
✍️ @cbhattacharji.bsky.social
@cleanairfund.bsky.social | @cseindia.bsky.social | @creacleanair.bsky.social
India is the largest SO2 emitter, mostly from such plants.
✍️ @cbhattacharji.bsky.social
@cleanairfund.bsky.social | @cseindia.bsky.social | @creacleanair.bsky.social
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Indian Study Calls for Air Quality Index to Be Linked to Health Risk
With the risk of death added, the AQHI may be taken more seriously by the public & government.
✍️ @cbhattacharji.bsky.social
@cleanairfund.bsky.social
With the risk of death added, the AQHI may be taken more seriously by the public & government.
✍️ @cbhattacharji.bsky.social
@cleanairfund.bsky.social
Indian Study Calls For Air Quality Index To Be Linked To Health Risk - Health Policy Watch
Delhi and other Indian cities should replace the one-size-fits-all air quality index (AQI) with a city-specific health index focused on premature death risks,
healthpolicy-watch.news
August 5, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Indian Study Calls for Air Quality Index to Be Linked to Health Risk
With the risk of death added, the AQHI may be taken more seriously by the public & government.
✍️ @cbhattacharji.bsky.social
@cleanairfund.bsky.social
With the risk of death added, the AQHI may be taken more seriously by the public & government.
✍️ @cbhattacharji.bsky.social
@cleanairfund.bsky.social
Making data harder to get in digital India 👇🏾
Day after Rahul Gandhi’s ‘expose’, access to voter rolls hits a snag - www.thehindu.com/news/nationa... For the best experience read this on The Hindu App. bit.ly/THNewsApp
@thehindu.com
Day after Rahul Gandhi’s ‘expose’, access to voter rolls hits a snag - www.thehindu.com/news/nationa... For the best experience read this on The Hindu App. bit.ly/THNewsApp
@thehindu.com
August 10, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Making data harder to get in digital India 👇🏾
Day after Rahul Gandhi’s ‘expose’, access to voter rolls hits a snag - www.thehindu.com/news/nationa... For the best experience read this on The Hindu App. bit.ly/THNewsApp
@thehindu.com
Day after Rahul Gandhi’s ‘expose’, access to voter rolls hits a snag - www.thehindu.com/news/nationa... For the best experience read this on The Hindu App. bit.ly/THNewsApp
@thehindu.com
In which polluted and warming world does this make sense?
Besides, the ROI benefit is almost 4x - for every 1 rupee invested in cutting this emission, the estimated benefit is 3.79.
#FGD #coalfiredpowerplants #India #AirPollution
Besides, the ROI benefit is almost 4x - for every 1 rupee invested in cutting this emission, the estimated benefit is 3.79.
#FGD #coalfiredpowerplants #India #AirPollution
India Reverses Key Policy, Exempting Most Coal-fired Power Plants from Emission Rules
India is the largest SO2 emitter, mostly from such plants.
✍️ @cbhattacharji.bsky.social
@cleanairfund.bsky.social | @cseindia.bsky.social | @creacleanair.bsky.social
India is the largest SO2 emitter, mostly from such plants.
✍️ @cbhattacharji.bsky.social
@cleanairfund.bsky.social | @cseindia.bsky.social | @creacleanair.bsky.social
India Reverses Key Policy, Exempting Most Coal-fired Power Plants From Emission Rules - Health Policy Watch
NEW DELHI – On 11 July, the Indian government changed its own rules, exempting most coal-fired power plants from installing technology to reduce sulphur
healthpolicy-watch.news
July 18, 2025 at 3:06 AM
In which polluted and warming world does this make sense?
Besides, the ROI benefit is almost 4x - for every 1 rupee invested in cutting this emission, the estimated benefit is 3.79.
#FGD #coalfiredpowerplants #India #AirPollution
Besides, the ROI benefit is almost 4x - for every 1 rupee invested in cutting this emission, the estimated benefit is 3.79.
#FGD #coalfiredpowerplants #India #AirPollution
Reposted by Chetan Bhattacharji
An estimated 14.3 million children globally remain completely unvaccinated, according to a new report, and public health experts point to conflict zones as threatening childhood vaccination efforts worldwide.
More than 14 million children worldwide have never received a single dose of any vaccine, new report warns | CNN
An estimated 14.3 million children globally remain unvaccinated and vulnerable to vaccine-preventable illnesses – meaning that those children have received no vaccines at all, according to a new repor...
www.cnn.com
July 15, 2025 at 12:48 AM
An estimated 14.3 million children globally remain completely unvaccinated, according to a new report, and public health experts point to conflict zones as threatening childhood vaccination efforts worldwide.
Reposted by Chetan Bhattacharji
#climatechangepost: Twenty years after the deadly #heat of 2003, Europe’s heat response is still ineffective www.climatechangepost.com/news/twenty-...
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/14/o...
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/14/o...
Opinion | Europe’s Leaders Are Doing Something Disastrous
www.nytimes.com
July 14, 2025 at 8:52 AM
#climatechangepost: Twenty years after the deadly #heat of 2003, Europe’s heat response is still ineffective www.climatechangepost.com/news/twenty-...
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/14/o...
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/14/o...
Why Delhi’s controversial old vehicle ban is need for India’s battle against its terrible #airpollution -
I discuss with @thehindu.com ‘s @kunalshankar.bsky.social
youtu.be/O_njWIaMliA
#DelhiVehicleBan
#DelhiFuelBan
I discuss with @thehindu.com ‘s @kunalshankar.bsky.social
youtu.be/O_njWIaMliA
#DelhiVehicleBan
#DelhiFuelBan
From Bans to odd-even schemes: What will it take to fix Delhi’s pollution problem? | Climate Economy
YouTube video by The Hindu
youtu.be
July 13, 2025 at 4:53 AM
Why Delhi’s controversial old vehicle ban is need for India’s battle against its terrible #airpollution -
I discuss with @thehindu.com ‘s @kunalshankar.bsky.social
youtu.be/O_njWIaMliA
#DelhiVehicleBan
#DelhiFuelBan
I discuss with @thehindu.com ‘s @kunalshankar.bsky.social
youtu.be/O_njWIaMliA
#DelhiVehicleBan
#DelhiFuelBan
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Delhi Government Blinks After Protests Against Crackdown on Polluting Vehicles
Gasoline vehicles older than 10 years, diesel vehicles older than 15 years, could face action.
@cbhattacharji.bsky.social
@cleanairfund.bsky.social @narendra-modi.bsky.social @theicct.org
Gasoline vehicles older than 10 years, diesel vehicles older than 15 years, could face action.
@cbhattacharji.bsky.social
@cleanairfund.bsky.social @narendra-modi.bsky.social @theicct.org
Delhi Government Blinks After Protests Against Crackdown On Polluting Vehicles - Health Policy Watch
NEW DELHI – When drivers entered fuel stations on 1 July, they found bright new warning signs and traffic police positioned at the fuel pumps. Old vehicles
healthpolicy-watch.news
July 8, 2025 at 4:44 AM
Delhi Government Blinks After Protests Against Crackdown on Polluting Vehicles
Gasoline vehicles older than 10 years, diesel vehicles older than 15 years, could face action.
@cbhattacharji.bsky.social
@cleanairfund.bsky.social @narendra-modi.bsky.social @theicct.org
Gasoline vehicles older than 10 years, diesel vehicles older than 15 years, could face action.
@cbhattacharji.bsky.social
@cleanairfund.bsky.social @narendra-modi.bsky.social @theicct.org
For cleaner air in India, charge better-off families more for cooking gas to subsidise LPG cylinders for poorer households for clean cooking solutions.
Pragmatic solutions like this were on offer from India’s top air quality & health experts.
Some excerpts #Aironomics2025
#AirPollution
Pragmatic solutions like this were on offer from India’s top air quality & health experts.
Some excerpts #Aironomics2025
#AirPollution
Halving Delhi’s AQI In 2-3 Years... And Other Soundbytes From 'Aironomics'
After the BJP won power in Delhi, expectation is high that air pollution control will no longer face political or administrative hurdles. A roadmap by experts evolved at a recent AQ conference.
open.substack.com
June 12, 2025 at 11:25 AM
For cleaner air in India, charge better-off families more for cooking gas to subsidise LPG cylinders for poorer households for clean cooking solutions.
Pragmatic solutions like this were on offer from India’s top air quality & health experts.
Some excerpts #Aironomics2025
#AirPollution
Pragmatic solutions like this were on offer from India’s top air quality & health experts.
Some excerpts #Aironomics2025
#AirPollution
Reposted by Chetan Bhattacharji
A new class of materials that passively harvests #water from the air.
Because science.
From a project funded by the US National Science Foundation.
blog.seas.upenn.edu/penn-enginee...
Because science.
From a project funded by the US National Science Foundation.
blog.seas.upenn.edu/penn-enginee...
Penn Engineers Discover a New Class of Materials That Passively Harvest Water from Air - Penn Engineering Blog
A serendipitous observation in a Chemical Engineering lab at Penn Engineering has led to a surprising discovery: a new class of nanostructured materials that can … Read More ›
blog.seas.upenn.edu
June 8, 2025 at 8:40 PM
A new class of materials that passively harvests #water from the air.
Because science.
From a project funded by the US National Science Foundation.
blog.seas.upenn.edu/penn-enginee...
Because science.
From a project funded by the US National Science Foundation.
blog.seas.upenn.edu/penn-enginee...
Reposted by Chetan Bhattacharji
When warnings of Insectageddon were issued a few years ago, there was widespread denial. Less so now. It's devastating. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Half the tree of life’: ecologists’ horror as nature reserves are emptied of insects
A new point in history has been reached, entomologists say, as climate-led species’ collapse moves up the food chain even in supposedly protected regions free of pesticides
www.theguardian.com
June 3, 2025 at 9:12 AM
When warnings of Insectageddon were issued a few years ago, there was widespread denial. Less so now. It's devastating. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Reposted by Chetan Bhattacharji
Five Hotspot Countries Are Key to Preventing Vehicle Pollution
China, India, Indonesia, the United States, and Mexico together account for the largest number of avoidable deaths and new asthma cases linked to nitrogen dioxide from road transport.
✍️ @cbhattacharji.bsky.social
@theicct.org
China, India, Indonesia, the United States, and Mexico together account for the largest number of avoidable deaths and new asthma cases linked to nitrogen dioxide from road transport.
✍️ @cbhattacharji.bsky.social
@theicct.org
Five Hotspot Countries Are Key To Preventing Vehicle Pollution - Health Policy Watch
Pollution from fossil-fuel vehicles is most lethal for two age groups, those above the age of 65 and those under five, a new study shows.
healthpolicy-watch.news
May 30, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Five Hotspot Countries Are Key to Preventing Vehicle Pollution
China, India, Indonesia, the United States, and Mexico together account for the largest number of avoidable deaths and new asthma cases linked to nitrogen dioxide from road transport.
✍️ @cbhattacharji.bsky.social
@theicct.org
China, India, Indonesia, the United States, and Mexico together account for the largest number of avoidable deaths and new asthma cases linked to nitrogen dioxide from road transport.
✍️ @cbhattacharji.bsky.social
@theicct.org
State Department Halts Interviews for Student and Exchange Visas
www.nytimes.com
May 28, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Reposted by Chetan Bhattacharji
By @alejandrabee.bsky.social
The House and Senate both voted to loosen regulations on air pollutants like dioxin and mercury, which are associated with higher cancer risk.
The House and Senate both voted to loosen regulations on air pollutants like dioxin and mercury, which are associated with higher cancer risk.
Congress moves to loosen toxic air pollution rules
The House and Senate both voted to loosen regulations on air pollutants like dioxin and mercury, which are associated with higher cancer risk.
www.npr.org
May 22, 2025 at 7:44 PM
By @alejandrabee.bsky.social
The House and Senate both voted to loosen regulations on air pollutants like dioxin and mercury, which are associated with higher cancer risk.
The House and Senate both voted to loosen regulations on air pollutants like dioxin and mercury, which are associated with higher cancer risk.
Reposted by Chetan Bhattacharji
The Indus Waters Treaty was considered an exemplar of resource diplomacy. Its suspension can only fuel tensions between India and Pakistan.
Urgent mediation to save the Indus Waters Treaty could be a route to de-escalation between India and Pakistan
Tensions over water have contributed to the outbreak of hostilities, but potential mediation by the World Bank could provide an important chance for engagement.
www.chathamhouse.org
May 21, 2025 at 10:02 AM
The Indus Waters Treaty was considered an exemplar of resource diplomacy. Its suspension can only fuel tensions between India and Pakistan.
Reposted by Chetan Bhattacharji
In total, African countries lost 60 million euros in rejected visa fees in 2024, analysis from the LAGO Collective shows.
Africans have long complained about inconsistent, sometimes baffling decisions about who gets approved or denied while applying for European visas.
Africans have long complained about inconsistent, sometimes baffling decisions about who gets approved or denied while applying for European visas.
Africans lost nearly $70M to denied visas applications to Europe in 2024 | CNN
Non-refundable fees from failed Europe visa applications are costing African countries millions of dollars, with applicants complaining of a baffling system of approvals.
www.cnn.com
May 21, 2025 at 3:29 PM
In total, African countries lost 60 million euros in rejected visa fees in 2024, analysis from the LAGO Collective shows.
Africans have long complained about inconsistent, sometimes baffling decisions about who gets approved or denied while applying for European visas.
Africans have long complained about inconsistent, sometimes baffling decisions about who gets approved or denied while applying for European visas.
Reposted by Chetan Bhattacharji
BREAKING – A brand-new @who.int leadership team has been announced, including a dramatically reduced number of leaders and a major shake-out of longstanding faces.
✍️ Elaine Ruth Fletcher
@drtedros.who.int
@jeremyfarrar.bsky.social | @wellcometrust.bsky.social
✍️ Elaine Ruth Fletcher
@drtedros.who.int
@jeremyfarrar.bsky.social | @wellcometrust.bsky.social
BREAKING - WHO Director General Shakes Up Agency With Brand New Leadership Team - Health Policy Watch
A brand-new World Health Organization (WHO) leadership team has been announced, including a dramatically reduced number of leaders and a major shake-out of
healthpolicy-watch.news
May 14, 2025 at 11:50 AM
BREAKING – A brand-new @who.int leadership team has been announced, including a dramatically reduced number of leaders and a major shake-out of longstanding faces.
✍️ Elaine Ruth Fletcher
@drtedros.who.int
@jeremyfarrar.bsky.social | @wellcometrust.bsky.social
✍️ Elaine Ruth Fletcher
@drtedros.who.int
@jeremyfarrar.bsky.social | @wellcometrust.bsky.social
What India is Getting Right in Climate Action 👇🏾
open.substack.com/pub/whatamib...
@gatesfoundation.bsky.social @ikeafoundation.bsky.social #ClimateAction
#ClimateComms
open.substack.com/pub/whatamib...
@gatesfoundation.bsky.social @ikeafoundation.bsky.social #ClimateAction
#ClimateComms
What India is Getting Right in Climate Action
India's villages are becoming unlikely climate leaders, with communities eager to adopt new tools, practices. For to scale, this needs macro-level emission cuts, policy support, and patient capital.
open.substack.com
May 14, 2025 at 8:37 AM
What India is Getting Right in Climate Action 👇🏾
open.substack.com/pub/whatamib...
@gatesfoundation.bsky.social @ikeafoundation.bsky.social #ClimateAction
#ClimateComms
open.substack.com/pub/whatamib...
@gatesfoundation.bsky.social @ikeafoundation.bsky.social #ClimateAction
#ClimateComms
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NOAA will stop updating a key disasters database that has publicly tracked the cost of extreme weather and climate events: cnn.it/3YzP7ZW
May 8, 2025 at 2:06 PM
NOAA will stop updating a key disasters database that has publicly tracked the cost of extreme weather and climate events: cnn.it/3YzP7ZW