Acción climática
How climate storytelling can move from fear to agency, and why it matters for policy
Stories about the impact of climate change are everywhere – from forest fires and cities ravaged by floods to children marching in the streets.
Anurit Kanti
Anurit Kanti is a Sustainability Practice Consultant at Bain & Company, part of the Sustainability Practice (Product, Practice & Knowledge), supporting the practice in sustainability solution design, development, deployment & delivery, along with Sustainability Practice strategy, planning & reporting and Sustainability Practice communications & teaming. He was previously a Manager – Sustainability Specialist at Capgemini, advising global clients on ESG strategy, sustainability reporting, decarbonisation and climate action. Previously, he worked with ReNew (formerly ReNew Power), one of India’s leading renewable energy companies, where he advanced the sustainability agenda through reporting, CSR, global thought leadership, and communications. He helped the company engage with global platforms like the World Economic Forum (2019–22), COP26, COP27, and Climate Week NYC, and led its flagship Global Green Scholars Program, recruiting talent from top global universities.
Anurit is also an Adjunct Professor at the Meghnad Desai Academy of Economics, where he designed and teaches the institution’s newly launched sustainability course, bringing a practical, interdisciplinary lens to climate education. He is an alumnus of the World Economic Forum’s Global Shapers Community, where he led sustainability-driven projects through the Gurugram Hub and authored multiple WEF Agenda blogs on climate and environment.
He holds a Master’s in Liberal Studies from Ashoka University with a focus on Environmental Economics and served as Director on its Alumni Council. A Young India Fellow, he also holds a bachelor’s degree in Economics from NMIMS.
Previously, Anurit was an international award-winning environmental journalist, writing over 350 articles for Hindustan Times and BW Businessworld, earning him the Young Environmental Journalist of the Year award at the Asian Environmental Journalism Awards by the Singapore Environment Council.
He has been featured in the 40 Under 40 list by the Indian Achievers Club, the youngest recipient at age 27. Anurit frequently speaks at leading universities, conferences, and schools on sustainability, climate change, and environmental leadership.
Últimos Artículos
Naturaleza y Biodiversidad
绿地之外：如何创造自然友好型城市？
在评估城市的可持续性资质时，拥有大量公园和开阔绿地的城市往往最受推崇。事实上，全球城市可持续性的论述确实主要集中在花园、公园和大型绿地之上。
Acción climática
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Acción climática
How AI-powered citizen science is amplifying community-led climate action
The rapid acceleration of climate change warrants more than just top-down solutions and expert interventions – it requires communities at the forefront to be equipped with cutting-edge te...
Naturaleza y Biodiversidad
Cómo crear ciudades positivas para la naturaleza más allá de los espacios verdes
Cuando hablamos de sostenibilidad, las ciudades y zonas urbanas con abundantes parques y espacios abiertos suelen ser las más valoradas. De hecho, gran parte del debate global sobre soste...
Naturaleza y Biodiversidad
How to create nature-positive urbanism beyond green spaces
While evaluating sustainability credentials, cities and urban areas with a plethora of expansive parks and open spaces are often celebrated the most. In fact, much of the global urban sus...
Desarrollo Sostenible
Is this how you can ensure climate justice in the age of AI?
Artificial intelligence (AI) has permeated all walks of life, including climate action. From predicting extreme weather to optimizing energy systems, climate action increasingly incorpora...
Perspectivas Juveniles
Why youth need to be drivers of policymaking for climate action
The climate crisis has inevitably taken centre stage in global policymaking conversations, yet young people are significantly underrepresented in these talks.
Educación y habilidades
Cómo los cuentos proporcionan alfabetización financiera a niños de todo el mundo
Según un estudio de la OCDE de 2023, solo el 34% de los adultos tienen educación financiera. En el volátil entorno macroeconómico actual, los niños suelen ser desproporcionadamente vulner...
Educación y habilidades
How storytelling is teaching children around the world financial literacy
Only 34% of adults are financially literate as per an OECD study from 2023. In today’s volatile macroeconomic environment, children are often disproportionately vulnerable to the conseque...
Naturaleza y Biodiversidad
How collaborative action on smog could cast new light on India-Pakistan relations
It is increasingly obvious that the impact of anthropogenic climate change is not localized. Take, for example, the smog crisis in South Asia. On opposite sides of the border, Lahore and ...
Foro en foco
3 ways to improve how climate change is taught in schools
In May 2021, the UNESCO-led Berlin Declaration for Sustainable Development sought to make sustainability/climate education a core component of all education systems by 2025.
Naturaleza y Biodiversidad
Fostering climate optimism in the face of overwhelmingly negative outlooks
After a long hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a regional Global Shapers 'SHAPE' event returned with a renewed focus on climate action. Held in Nepal's capital of Kathmandu between 19-...
Foro en foco
Climate action and sustainability – a unique opportunity for global cooperation
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Acción climática
True success at COP27 means addressing climate justice — here's how to do it
This year’s Conference of the Parties (COP), in Egypt, will be pivotal. Last year, in Glasgow, countries committed to more climate financing and raised their goals, but fell short of the ...