Basav Sen joined the Institute for Policy Studies as the Climate Justice Project Director in February 2017. His work focuses on climate solutions at the national, state, and local level that address racial, economic, gender and other forms of inequality.

Prior to joining IPS, Basav worked for about 11 years as a strategic corporate campaign researcher at the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW). He has also had experience as a campaigner on the World Bank, International Monetary Fund (IMF), and global finance and trade issues. As a member of a grassroots neighborhood-based environmental group, he has been involved in local struggles on energy justice in Washington DC.

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Why Are Politicians Still Courting the Nefarious Fossil Fuel Lobby?

High-level government participation in an oil and gas industry conference shows official disdain for the public interest; it’s time to make fossil fuels politically toxic.

The Executive Actions Biden Should Take on Climate

He could reinstate the crude oil export ban, permanently end new LNG export license and stop issuing permits for new fossil fuel infrastructure.

Biden Must Speak Out Against India’s Assassination Campaign | Opinion

The Biden administration’s apparent silence about the threat to U.S. citizens is particularly worrisome.

Joe Manchin and the Legal Corruption That Threatens Our Planet

Manchin’s exit should spark a bigger conversation about the corruption that’s become a defining feature of the U.S. political system.

FACT SHEET: The Department of Energy Needs to Stop Greenwashing Fossil Fuels

“Carbon management” technologies are dangerous distractions from the need to phase out fossil fuels and transition to truly renewable energy.

Basav Sen Interviewed on Making Contact/KPFA on the Risks and Costs of Geoengineering

Scientists and activists discuss the recent embrace of geoengineering, and why it could be a dangerous way to tackle climate change.

Ignoring India’s Fascism Will Lead to Blowback

It’s in the long-term self-interest of the U.S. to stop coddling the dangerous authoritarian government of India.

Our Political System Is Failing Our Planet. Climate Marchers Show There’s Another Way.

We need a fundamental political, economic, and social transformation to take on the climate crisis with true urgency.

Biden’s Dangerous Climate Hypocrisy

Even as Biden announces some relief for the symptoms of extreme heat, his administration continues to green light the fossil fuel projects that are driving it.

Cop City and the Escalating War on Environmental Defenders

From laws targeting fossil fuel protests to the crackdown on Stop Cop City activists, corporations are calling in militarized law enforcement to crush dissent.

Why I Crashed the White House’s Garden Party for Narendra Modi

The White House’s embrace of the Indian leader is normalizing fascism in the world’s most populous country — and in the U.S. as well.

Biden’s Fossil Fuel Turn Is Bad Politics — and Even Worse Science

President Biden is drawing criticism for breaking campaign promises to end oil and gas leasing on public lands and waters.

Biden’s Carbon Capture Regulation Is Just What the Fossil Fuel Industry Wants

“Carbon capture and sequestration” isn’t proven to work and would exacerbate fossil fuel harms.

Putting Corporate Politics Over Principals in India

America’s intentional blind spot makes its rhetoric about global human rights look like self-serving hypocrisy.

COP28 Captured by Oil Producers

The oil and gas industry and its government backers are taking over this year’s global climate talks, with US backing.

REPORT: New Mexico at a Crossroads: False Solutions or a Just Transition?

How community-led energy solutions can benefit the Land of Enchantment — and the country.

Wall Street Won’t Regulate Greenhouse-Gas Emissions by Itself

When it’s a choice between averting catastrophe and making money, Wall Street will always choose making money.

The Greenwashing Scam Behind COP27’s Flop

This year’s UN climate conference offered some reason to celebrate. But the growing clout of the “carbon capture” industry is hindering urgent efforts to clamp down on fossil fuels.

The Greenwashing Scam Behind COP27’s Flop

This year’s UN climate conference offered some reason to celebrate. But the growing clout of the “carbon capture” industry is hindering urgent efforts to clamp down on fossil fuels.

The Climate Legacy of the British Empire

As the global media obsessed over the royal succession, one-third of Pakistan, a former British colony, was underwater.