Vijay Jayaraj

Vijay Jayaraj is a Research Associate at the CO2 Coalition, Arlington, VA and writes frequently for the Cornwall Alliance. He holds a master’s degree in environmental sciences from the University of East Anglia, UK, and resides in India.

How to Avoid Restrictive Climate Policies: Asian Giants Set the Example

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With each passing year, nations are becoming sensitive to the fact that climate change is not as dangerous as it was believed to be. Crop yields continue to increase, life expectancy rates have gone up dramatically, and more importantly the temperature levels failed to follow the lead of carbon dioxide emissions. As a result, and the responsibility to meet growing […]

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Renewable Failure and Renewable Threats to Wildlife Become a Global Norm

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As the Paris climate agreement pushes for more and more renewable installments globally, reports of failure of installed renewables, especially wind and solar, are also becoming increasingly common. Nobody wishes for wind and solar to fail. After all, billions of dollars have been invested in them. I, like many others, desire to see renewables strengthen

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Green Is the New Black: But What Does ‘Going Green’ Really Mean?

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Green is the new black. If you say a particular color is “the new black,” you mean it has become fashionable. Sustainable living, vegan food, eco-friendly lifestyle, opposition to plastics, and reducing your carbon footprint are the new love-language of Green living. The 21st-century environmental movement is impossible to miss. So much so, environmental policies

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GMO: The Missing Link of India’s Agricultural Future and the Solution to Food Poverty

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India’s agricultural sector is in danger of being left behind, as its neighbors China and Bangladesh are moving ahead with their embrace of genetically modified food crops. Are GM crops the secret to India’s Next Green Revolution? China and Bangladesh, have been keen on utilizing the newly invented GM crop varieties to boost their agricultural

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Reviving the Heart of the Earth: Energy Liberation in Africa

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Poets call Africa the heart of the earth. It is, both geographically and biologically. Yet, it remains the most underdeveloped continent. Only a handful of nations in the continent have become economically competitive with their European counterparts. South Africa is one such nation. When it comes to economic development, Nigeria and South Africa are the

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The Real Motives Behind Green New America and its Radical Undertone

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Do you hold a moderate or neutral opinion on climate? Then get ready to be sidelined or blacklisted as a “denier” or “dangerous person” by the growing number of radicals who believe there should be no room for dissent. Welcome to the Green New America. In earlier days, the color Green was largely associated with

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Why am I Not Seeing Record High Temperatures Every Year? Climate Reality for the Confused Generation

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Global warming, caused by greenhouse gases from human activity, is causing the earth to become warmer each year and cause historic highs. That has been the dominant narrative in our world today. It is not difficult to realize that there is something amiss with this warming narrative, when our thermometers and satellites don’t record historic

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No Roads and No Electricity: Why Fossil Fuels are Indispensable for Development

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I live in the Silicon Valley of India, Bangalore. Except for the tech companies, there aren’t many similarities between Bangalore (now Bengaluru) and the Silicon Valley in California. I live in the northern part of the city. Roads here remain in an unusable condition. They are worse than any bad road you would find in

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The Spectacular Cricket World Cup and The Climate Undertone

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The cricket world cup ended earlier this month after an amazing final between the hosts England and New Zealand. The tournament entertained fans across the world, but not without drama. Rain and the unusually cold start to the summer resulted in cancellation of key games in the earlier part of the tournament. It revealed a

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