On the brink: desperate energy pursuits in South Asia

The insatiable appetite for energy that economic globalisation has spawned is not only creating political fault lines between nations, but also threatening to push climate change over the tipping point. South Asia finds itself bang in the middle of this momentous transformation. On the Brink: Desperate Energy Pursuits in South Asia, published by Panos South Asia, throws light on perhaps the most vexing issue of our times.

Contents

• Introduction by Rakesh Kalshian
• Entropy by Inertia by Ijaz Hossain
• In Dire Straits by Dilrukshi Handunnetti
• A New Constitution for Big Dams by Bikash Pandey
• The Fall and Rise of Big Dams by Shripad Dharmadhikary
• Penny Wise, Pound Foolish by Munima Sultana
• Going up in Smoke by A. H. Nayyar
• On Board, Off Board by Mohammad Badar Alam
• A Sinister Faustian Bargain by A. S. Panneerselvan
• Fuel of the Century or Pipe Dream? by Sudha Mahalingam
• The Great Clean Development Mockery by Rahul Goswami