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India is facing the twin challenges of climate change and ongoing growth of its urban population. The pressures both challenges create play out first and foremost on city streets. They are places where millions of often very poor people try to earn a living while being exposed to extreme heat, droughts, and floods. Thanks to funding from the British Academy’s Knowledge Frontiers: International Interdisciplinary Research programme, the collaborative research project Just Transitions on Indian Streets (JusTIS) will examine how Indian cities can tackle climate change in ways that are fair, inclusive, and responsive to the realities of street vendors, gig economy workers and autorickshaw drivers.

In a new article in The Conversation,  Labib Azzouz and Hannah Budnitz, explore how different types of EV chargers serve different segments of society — and why location and funding models are critical to ensuring a fair and effective transition.

Gaurav Mittal explores the conflicts between traditional taxi operators and ride-hailing platforms. in his latest opinion piece for Scroll.in. 

Xiao Li and Anna Plyushteva have secured new funding from the Road Safety Trust to lead an innovative project focused on documenting the road safety challenges for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND)

On Walk to Work Day, Valentina Montoya Robledo highlights the story of women who cross the Colombia-Venezuela border every day to work. 

Tesla's troubles may be an opportunity for EVs to widen their target market. As EVs become more affordable and the technology more mature, more diverse and inclusive messaging from trusted sources is needed to truly widen their appeal.  Hannah Budnitz discusses this in her latest article for The Conversation.

Dr Alison Chisolm shares insight on Oxfordshire's citizen assembly that took place over a number of weeks recently.