For this episode of Rewind, host Raunak is joined by Evan Tims, a climate fiction writer and facilitator currently in South Asia. Evan is a Henry J. Luce Scholar, one of America’s most prestigious leadership grants. He focuses on speculative climate futures and their role in society. He also works with LaLit Magazine and Policy Entrepreneurs Inc., as well as founding the in100years project, a climate fiction and futures dialogue space. In this episode, they discuss Evan's personal journey joining the climate fiction movement, what it currently looks like in South Asia, and how climate fiction can help in building and spotlighting various climate solutions for the region. 

Find Evan's new climate fiction anthology here: https://in100yearsproject.com/in-100-years-anthology

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Mr. Sonam Tshering joins us all the way from Thimpu, Bhutan for this episode! He is an engineer, climate action advocate, long-time government employee serving in a host of leadership positions, and a true changemaker in the Bhutanese climate-change vision, policy and practitioner landscape. Mr. Tshering served as the head of Bhutan's power sector for many years, and played an influential role in bringing about key reforms that have since shaped the country's climate change outlook. On this episode, he is joined by Rizolve co-founder Kavyaa, filling in for host Raunak, to discuss the specifics of Bhutan's power sector reforms, climate action, and the key philosophies and attitudes that he believes make Bhutan a successful model for tackling the challenge of climate change in the South Asian region. 

Timothée Parrique is a French social scientist, best known for his work on degrowth economics. He holds a PhD in Economics from the Centre d’Études et de Recherches sur le Développement (University of Clermont Auvergne, France) and the Stockholm Resilience Centre (Stockholm University, Sweden). On this episode of Rewind, Timothée joins host Raunak Mainali and Rizolve co-founder Shuvam Rizal to discuss all things degrowth economics, including what it means, it's commonly cited criticisms, and the future of the rapidly growing discipline.

Timothée Parrique is a French social scientist, best known for his work on degrowth economics. He holds a PhD in Economics from the Centre d’Études et de Recherches sur le Développement (University of Clermont Auvergne, France) and the Stockholm Resilience Centre (Stockholm University, Sweden). On this episode of Rewind, Timothée joins host Raunak Mainali and Rizolve co-founder Shuvam Rizal to discuss all things degrowth economics, including what it means, it's commonly cited criticisms, and the future of the rapidly growing discipline.

Raghavan Vivek Sivaraman Jr., an Indian-American researcher at the Circe project at Harvard Medical School, joins host Raunak for the tenth episode of Rewind. Together they discuss the latest in synthetic biology, practical applications to fight plastic pollution, importance of new low-cost technologies for use in the Global South, and much more!

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Lou Del Bello, Special Projects Editor at the Third Pole, joins host Raunak for the ninth episode of Rewind. Together they discuss the recent IPCC Sixth Assessment Report (AR6) and its implications in South Asia. Lou also runs Lights On - a newsletter covering energy and climate change in India and beyond.

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Henry Konzok, founder of Waste Less Arugam Bay and Rice & Carry Bags, joins us for the eighth episode of Rewind. In this episode, Henry and Raunak explore the challenges of waste management, the prevalence of waste burning, plastic pollution & recycling, and the challenges of running impactful climate-conscious companies in Sri Lanka. 

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Iqbal Badruddin, climate activist and Founder of Fridays for Future Pakistan, joins host Raunak for the seventh episode of Rewind. They explore Iqbal’s journey of being a young climate activist and the importance of youth activism in South Asia, climate vulnerabilities in Pakistan, and the opportunity to combat these challenges in the future.

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Youth climate activist John Paul Jose joins host Raunak for the sixth episode of Rewind. They discuss the disproportionate impact of climate change on his community and the urgent need for climate justice in South Asia. Hailing from an agricultural family in India, John also describes his first hand experience with ecological degradation and his journey of becoming an environmental activist. 

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Host Raunak is joined this episode by Dr. Dhanasree Jayaram, professor and co-coordinator of Centre for Climate Studies at Manipal Academy of Higher Education in Karnataka, India. Together, they discuss all things water in South Asia. The conversation flows from potential points of international conflict, the importance of the Indus-river system, the Indus Water Treaty, the role of military in environmental governance, and much more!

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