Climate Change or Corporate Game | Nope w/ Kunal Kamra ft Vivek Mukherjee | 079

Vivek Mukherjee is a researcher and academic affiliated with National Academy of Legal Studies and Research (NALSAR) Hyderabad. His research interest is in areas of Animal Law, International Law, and Environmental Law. Follow: Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/kuna_kamra/ X (Twitter) – https://x.com/kunalkamra88/ Timestamps: 0:00 — Opening 0:57 — Why “Climate Change” as a Term Is Losing Meaning 1:56 — Making Climate Change Personal & Observable 3:07 — Is Environmentalism Anti-Development? 3:50 — Fox vs Hedgehog Thinking (Policy Mindsets) 5:06 — India’s Reality: Forests, People & Development Clash 6:14 — Understanding Climate Through Policy Lenses 7:06 — Global Inequality: “Pollution for the Poor?” 8:04 — Growth vs Environment: The Standard View 9:50 — Privatization & “Tragedy of Commons” 11:43 — Environmental Justice: People at the Center 13:21 — Grassroots vs Elite Environmentalism Divide 14:54 — Institutions & Why They Matter 16:01 — Policy Contradictions: Solar, Land & Displacement 17:32 — Net Zero vs Coal Dependency 19:33 — Why Coal Still Dominates India’s Energy 21:01 — Courts & State Power: Who Protects the Environment? 28:10 — Forest Rights Act & Legal Dilution 30:44 — Conservation vs Human Cost (Tiger Reserves, Displacement) Credits: • Research Head: Anirban Bhattacharya • Camera Operator / Mixing and Mastering / Intro Music — @Mahansangeet: https://www.instagram.com/hi_mahan/ • Camera Operator / Video Editor / Intro Animation — @RevantTalekar: https://www.instagram.com/revanttalekar • Camera Operator / Guest Logistics Coordinator https://www.instagram.com/vybhavsharma/ • Production Assistant — Haran Shetty