Rishika Pardikar
@rishpardikar.bsky.social
Environment and climate reporter covering science, law & policy | Drilled, Article-14, AGU's Eos, African Arguments, The Hindu, The Continent
📍Bengaluru, India
📍Bengaluru, India
Pinned
Exxon and Shell Sue The Netherlands in Secret Tribunals for Closing Europe’s Biggest Gas Field
Following billions in profits and over a thousand gas extraction-related earthquakes, the oil and gas giants filed claims against the Dutch state in four separate investor-state disputes concerning co...
drilled.media
🚨 New report on how ExxonMobil and Shell filed *four* separate investor-state claims #ISDS against the Dutch government. These are highly secretive, private tribunals where no residents who suffered through earthquakes for years have ever been called to give testimony.
drilled.media/news/groningen
drilled.media/news/groningen
Reposted by Rishika Pardikar
The mask of international law was ripped off when the world turned its back on Gaza... and Lebanon, Yemen, Syria, Sudan, Congo
January 13, 2026 at 1:35 PM
The mask of international law was ripped off when the world turned its back on Gaza... and Lebanon, Yemen, Syria, Sudan, Congo
Reposted by Rishika Pardikar
NEW: Coal-fired power generation fell in both China and India in 2025, for the first time since 1973. The drop came after record clean energy additions in both countries, and was the first time that clean energy was a major driver of falling coal power use.
January 13, 2026 at 4:56 AM
NEW: Coal-fired power generation fell in both China and India in 2025, for the first time since 1973. The drop came after record clean energy additions in both countries, and was the first time that clean energy was a major driver of falling coal power use.
Reposted by Rishika Pardikar
How Chevron played the long game in Venezuela
How Chevron played the long game in Venezuela
Chevron met with Trump and spent millions lobbying him to let it continue operating in Venezuela. Now it is uniquely positioned to profit from the country’s vast oil reserves.
dlvr.it
January 9, 2026 at 6:03 PM
How Chevron played the long game in Venezuela
Reposted by Rishika Pardikar
Glencore and Rio Tinto resume talks on mining megadeal ft.trib.al/oL9WWgC
Glencore and Rio Tinto resume talks on mining megadeal
Talks on a deal to create world’s largest mining group come as race to secure copper reshapes sector
ft.trib.al
January 8, 2026 at 7:45 PM
Glencore and Rio Tinto resume talks on mining megadeal ft.trib.al/oL9WWgC
Reposted by Rishika Pardikar
US oil giant ExxonMobil tells Trump Venezuela is ‘uninvestable’ ft.trib.al/ZkznmTx
US oil giant ExxonMobil tells Trump Venezuela is ‘uninvestable’
Chief executive Darren Woods pushes back against president’s call to rush back into troubled country
ft.trib.al
January 9, 2026 at 11:53 PM
US oil giant ExxonMobil tells Trump Venezuela is ‘uninvestable’ ft.trib.al/ZkznmTx
Editorial in The Hindu newspaper today. "What is at stake is not merely oil or geopolitics, but the architecture of global trade and finance at a moment of historic transition." www.thehindu.com/opinion/edit...
Fearing de-dollarisation: On the U.S., oil and the petrodollar
The U.S.'s twin focus on Russian sanctions and Venezuelan oil assets suggests that both measures are more about protecting the petrodollar’s dominance at a time when its hegemony is eroding
www.thehindu.com
January 10, 2026 at 3:25 AM
Editorial in The Hindu newspaper today. "What is at stake is not merely oil or geopolitics, but the architecture of global trade and finance at a moment of historic transition." www.thehindu.com/opinion/edit...
People interpret 'world order' differently. Some would say the world over was destroyed when the US invaded Iraq with British military support. Or earlier during the Vietnam massacre. Or most recently when the US and Europe (esp. Germany) armed, funded and defended Israel as it committed genocide
German president says US is destroying world order reut.rs/4qMwPQX
German president says US is destroying world order
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has strongly criticised the U.S. foreign policy under President Donald Trump and urged the world not to let the world order disintegrate into a "den of robbers" where the unscrupulous take what they want.
reut.rs
January 9, 2026 at 4:37 AM
People interpret 'world order' differently. Some would say the world over was destroyed when the US invaded Iraq with British military support. Or earlier during the Vietnam massacre. Or most recently when the US and Europe (esp. Germany) armed, funded and defended Israel as it committed genocide
Reposted by Rishika Pardikar
If the Palestine Action hunger strikers die - which they could do at any moment, as they are now very close to the end - it will be the government that killed them. Today’s column explains why. Please share, and write urgently to your MP.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Let’s be clear: if the Palestine Action hunger strikers die, the government will bear moral responsibility | George Monbiot
The three remaining hunger strikers have been convicted of nothing. Yet with astonishing cruelty, ministers refuse to listen to their reasonable demands, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
January 7, 2026 at 8:07 AM
If the Palestine Action hunger strikers die - which they could do at any moment, as they are now very close to the end - it will be the government that killed them. Today’s column explains why. Please share, and write urgently to your MP.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
People are recollecting George H W Bush signing the UNFCCC in 1992. Yes, he did. At the same Rio Earth summit he also said "the American way of life is not up for negotiation." International law has always had near-zero relevance among both political parties in the US
January 8, 2026 at 7:23 AM
People are recollecting George H W Bush signing the UNFCCC in 1992. Yes, he did. At the same Rio Earth summit he also said "the American way of life is not up for negotiation." International law has always had near-zero relevance among both political parties in the US
Over three decades since the UNFCCC and the largest emitter by far continues to expand oil and gas production. If anything, the UNFCCC worked despite the US. And because other countries wanted it. Many international agreements exist despite the US wrecking their intent over decades
January 8, 2026 at 2:34 AM
Over three decades since the UNFCCC and the largest emitter by far continues to expand oil and gas production. If anything, the UNFCCC worked despite the US. And because other countries wanted it. Many international agreements exist despite the US wrecking their intent over decades
Reposted by Rishika Pardikar
Modi govt raids climate activist Harjeet Singh's NGO, hailed for his work on loss & damage, adaptation.
Indian tax authorities seem to think promoting a non-binding, activist-led fossil fuel treaty "could seriously impact India's energy security." Ridiculous.
www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/e...
Indian tax authorities seem to think promoting a non-binding, activist-led fossil fuel treaty "could seriously impact India's energy security." Ridiculous.
www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/e...
ED raids NGO run by climate activist over FEMA violations
ED is investigating foreign funds worth over ₹6 crore received by Singh’s organisation, Satat Sampada Private Ltd (SSPL), to allegedly run narratives to influence the govt policies in energy sector| ...
www.hindustantimes.com
January 6, 2026 at 8:16 AM
Modi govt raids climate activist Harjeet Singh's NGO, hailed for his work on loss & damage, adaptation.
Indian tax authorities seem to think promoting a non-binding, activist-led fossil fuel treaty "could seriously impact India's energy security." Ridiculous.
www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/e...
Indian tax authorities seem to think promoting a non-binding, activist-led fossil fuel treaty "could seriously impact India's energy security." Ridiculous.
www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/e...
Reposted by Rishika Pardikar
🇮🇳 NEW | REPORT | #India power sector review 2025: Record #CleanEnergy deployment drives historic decline in #coal generation
Clean electricity increasingly covers demand peaks, making coal growth redundant
@manojkumarnr.bsky.social
energyandcleanair.org/publication/india-power-sector-review-2025/
Clean electricity increasingly covers demand peaks, making coal growth redundant
@manojkumarnr.bsky.social
energyandcleanair.org/publication/india-power-sector-review-2025/
January 7, 2026 at 7:31 AM
🇮🇳 NEW | REPORT | #India power sector review 2025: Record #CleanEnergy deployment drives historic decline in #coal generation
Clean electricity increasingly covers demand peaks, making coal growth redundant
@manojkumarnr.bsky.social
energyandcleanair.org/publication/india-power-sector-review-2025/
Clean electricity increasingly covers demand peaks, making coal growth redundant
@manojkumarnr.bsky.social
energyandcleanair.org/publication/india-power-sector-review-2025/
First statement by Harjeet Singh post the raid is that the Modi government doesn't understand civil society 💯 www.newslaundry.com/2026/01/07/g...
‘Govt doesn’t understand civil society’: Climate activist Harjeet Singh after ED raid
Harjeet Singh was arrested in an excise case a day after ED searched locations linked to his NGO Satat Sampada Private Limited.
www.newslaundry.com
January 7, 2026 at 11:58 AM
First statement by Harjeet Singh post the raid is that the Modi government doesn't understand civil society 💯 www.newslaundry.com/2026/01/07/g...
Met Harjeet just a few days ago at a climate justice assembly in Bangladesh where, as always, he was speaking about concerns of the Global South. The Indian government is now hounding him for associations with the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty like as though it is a crime
The silencing of activists continues. India govt is in effect saying opposing fossil fuels going against Indian interests. www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/m...
More climate activists under ED radar after searches at Harjeet Singh’s properties
More climate activists are on the radar of the Enforcement Directorate, which searched properties linked to climate activist Harjeet Singh in a funding probe| India News
www.hindustantimes.com
January 7, 2026 at 11:33 AM
Met Harjeet just a few days ago at a climate justice assembly in Bangladesh where, as always, he was speaking about concerns of the Global South. The Indian government is now hounding him for associations with the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty like as though it is a crime
The only redeeming feature of this year so far is the morning sun moving more and more into the balcony where I dry clothes and some potted plants are 💛
January 7, 2026 at 6:54 AM
The only redeeming feature of this year so far is the morning sun moving more and more into the balcony where I dry clothes and some potted plants are 💛
Reposted by Rishika Pardikar
After four years of strong growth in electricity demand, 2025 showed very low growth, and the increase in renewables was sufficient to push generation from coal down.
January 6, 2026 at 3:35 PM
After four years of strong growth in electricity demand, 2025 showed very low growth, and the increase in renewables was sufficient to push generation from coal down.
Reposted by Rishika Pardikar
It's technically true what they say: As a Flow Gas, Anthropogenic Methane wouldn't contribute much to global warming if emissions held steady for about 12 years. There's only one problem...
January 3, 2026 at 7:52 PM
It's technically true what they say: As a Flow Gas, Anthropogenic Methane wouldn't contribute much to global warming if emissions held steady for about 12 years. There's only one problem...
Now that it's Greenland, European political leaders have again found their voice on the importance of international law and are standing up to Trump. If only flipflop hadn't already seriously undermined international law...
January 6, 2026 at 10:33 AM
Now that it's Greenland, European political leaders have again found their voice on the importance of international law and are standing up to Trump. If only flipflop hadn't already seriously undermined international law...
I have a question for people saying fossil fuels are the problem: what will you blame if Trump attacks Greenland tomorrow? This is why it's important to identify the problem correctly. US imperialism
January 6, 2026 at 1:21 AM
I have a question for people saying fossil fuels are the problem: what will you blame if Trump attacks Greenland tomorrow? This is why it's important to identify the problem correctly. US imperialism
Reposted by Rishika Pardikar
I wrote about reporters’ refusal to use “act of war,” “invasion” or “coup” when covering Trump’s brazen attacks on Venezuela, instead echoing WH-approved euphemisms, and the broader trend of our press dutifully giving Trump’s lawlessness the vague whiff of international legitimacy when it has none.
By framing this brazen act of aggression in euphemistic terms, the media is falling in line with Trump.
The Media Refuses to Call Trump’s Venezuela Attack an Act of War
By framing the abduction of President Nicolás Maduro in euphemistic terms, the media is falling in line with Trump.
interc.pt
January 4, 2026 at 11:17 PM
I wrote about reporters’ refusal to use “act of war,” “invasion” or “coup” when covering Trump’s brazen attacks on Venezuela, instead echoing WH-approved euphemisms, and the broader trend of our press dutifully giving Trump’s lawlessness the vague whiff of international legitimacy when it has none.
I am seeing a lot more people sceptical of the content (sorry, I cannot call it journalism) put out by Western establishment media this time around than I have earlier. And turn instead to independent media and social media analysis than can be engaged with on merits. Good
January 5, 2026 at 4:57 PM
I am seeing a lot more people sceptical of the content (sorry, I cannot call it journalism) put out by Western establishment media this time around than I have earlier. And turn instead to independent media and social media analysis than can be engaged with on merits. Good
Reposted by Rishika Pardikar
"US oil majors don’t necessarily want back into Venezuela’s declining and decrepit oil fields so much as they are eager to protect their interests in neighboring Guyana, home to one of the world’s most productive oil fields"
V good read here -->>>
V good read here -->>>
Something I see a lot of folks missing in discussions about what's happening Venezuela, particularly around oil, is the role U.S. oil majors' interest in Guyana—and the threat Venezuela posed to it—has in all of it. Explainer here: drilled.media/news/guyana-...
The U.S.-Venezuela-Guyana Oil Triangle
The U.S. interest in Venezuela isn’t just about the oil there, but also about the oil next door in Guyana, and the U.S. oil companies that have staked their future on it.
drilled.media
January 5, 2026 at 2:53 PM
"US oil majors don’t necessarily want back into Venezuela’s declining and decrepit oil fields so much as they are eager to protect their interests in neighboring Guyana, home to one of the world’s most productive oil fields"
V good read here -->>>
V good read here -->>>
Reposted by Rishika Pardikar
Two minor updates, friends:
- As of 1 January 2026, I'm an Associate Professor.
- As of today, the first paper I started writing on palm oil, about a decade ago, is in print in the Journal of International Economics.
Read, share, cite. Open access: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
- As of 1 January 2026, I'm an Associate Professor.
- As of today, the first paper I started writing on palm oil, about a decade ago, is in print in the Journal of International Economics.
Read, share, cite. Open access: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Export agriculture and rural poverty: Evidence from Indonesian palm oil
This paper measures the impacts of Indonesia’s palm oil export expansion on district poverty and household expenditure from 2002 to 2015. Identificati…
www.sciencedirect.com
January 5, 2026 at 11:28 AM
Two minor updates, friends:
- As of 1 January 2026, I'm an Associate Professor.
- As of today, the first paper I started writing on palm oil, about a decade ago, is in print in the Journal of International Economics.
Read, share, cite. Open access: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
- As of 1 January 2026, I'm an Associate Professor.
- As of today, the first paper I started writing on palm oil, about a decade ago, is in print in the Journal of International Economics.
Read, share, cite. Open access: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Reposted by Rishika Pardikar
