National requirements for free, prior and informed consent, or FPIC, are expected to kick in by 2030, which could reshape how companies and state authorities secure consent for renewable energy projects. The government is also planning legislation to prevent strategic lawsuits against civil society.
Neglected in the elections, the issues of clean air and villagers’ protests against a proposed plant expose failures in waste management and air pollution control.
Ashok Swain of Uppsala University's Department of Peace and Conflict Research argues that climate issues are so important and urgent that they must be treated as national security issues.