Anshuman Ghosh

Climate Change 🌎. Technology 💻 . Random Trivia Generator 🎛. Follow my art account on Instagram (@moography)

[Anshuman Ghosh @anshumanghosh]

@LALITSHARMAHP @oommen Here are the figures from 1 month ago (Jul 12):

Country 2W CFR 3W CFR
India 4.1% 5.26%
USA 5.1% 5.77%
Brazil 5.3%. 6.49%
S Africa 2.8%. 4.02%

[Anshuman Ghosh @anshumanghosh]

Given that there is (usually) a lag between diagnosis and death, using a simple CFR calculation (No. of deaths today/No. of confirmed cases today) does not convey the right picture especially when infections are rising as fast as they are in India.

#covid #india

[PIB India @PIB_India]

UPDATES ON #COVID19

✅India posts highest-ever single day recoveries of 56,383 in a single day

✅Total recoveries nearly 17 lakhs

✅On a continuous slide, Case Fatality Rate further improves to 1.96%

Read more: https://t.co/bXPTG3s1Jd

[Anshuman Ghosh @anshumanghosh]

@LALITSHARMAHP @oommen Hi Lalit. Wasn’t trying to hide anything. Of course, we are getting better at fighting the virus (and the trends reflect that) but so is the rest of the world. My objection is to the emerging narrative that we are somehow top of the class and doing way better than everyone else.

[Anshuman Ghosh @anshumanghosh]

With the way India’s caseload is increasing, I won’t be surprised if the CFR breaches 1.5% very soon.

However, the “true” fatality rate may be totally different.

[Anshuman Ghosh @anshumanghosh]

This is without controlling for how young our population or under-reporting of COVID deaths that may be happening.

I think it’s safe to say that our fatality rates are not drastically better than everyone else’s or at least as cheerful as they are being made out to be.

[Annapurna Mitra @AnnapurnaMitra]

My article on India’s change of position on IMF SDRs finds a place in this comprehensive explainer from @YPFSatYale

[Anshuman Ghosh @anshumanghosh]

As Carl Sagan once said, as only he ever could....

“Think of the rivers of blood spilled by all those generals and emperors so that, in glory and triumph, they could become the momentary masters of a fraction of a dot.”

[Anshuman Ghosh @anshumanghosh]

Amidst talk of kings and homecomings, this picture puts things in perspective for me.

That pale blue dot is the Earth seen from 6 billion kilometers away.

All our religions. All our conceit. All our hatred. All our delusions. All of it... on a speck of dust.

#JaiShreeRam

[Anshuman Ghosh @anshumanghosh]

Even though this is a temporary facility and doesn’t come with the strings of a full blow bailout package, it is a big step for SA given the ANC’s historic reluctance to seek IMF support.
The Rubicon may not have been fully crossed but it’s getting close.

https://t.co/vWZfybnwu7

[Anshuman Ghosh @anshumanghosh]

A great article on the need to work on climate adaptation in mission mode.
While there is clearly a strong push at the central level on adaptation, what we need is a greater devolution of power to the states in the coming years if any meaningful progress has to be made.

[ORF @orfonline]

As infrastructure is a key pillar towards the achievement of an #AatmaNirbharBharat, it is imperative that new infrastructure development in India is made resilient to withstand future shocks, including those brought by climate change, says @Aparna_R1: https://t.co/Txa2fqDpNG

[Anshuman Ghosh @anshumanghosh]

The fact that a “million mile” battery is an 8x improvement over what is available today just shows the breakneck speed at which EV technology is developing.

[Anshuman Ghosh @anshumanghosh]

While I believe that reaching an energy density milestone (of say 600kWh/kg) would probably have a much greater impact on the viability of EVs, hitting the “million mile” barrier is no mean feat.

#electriccars #technology https://t.co/qmmpcROZfi

[Anshuman Ghosh @anshumanghosh]

While the scale and scope of China’s ETS is commendable, the performance benchmarks in the original draft plan aren’t stringent enough and some of the design choices in the ETS risk an oversupply of allowances.

[Anshuman Ghosh @anshumanghosh]

It’ll be really interesting to see what the new performance benchmarks will look like.

#ChinaETS #climatechange

https://t.co/hCFTCQ7RMi

[Anshuman Ghosh @anshumanghosh]

“There is an old joke in the semiconductor business that the number of people predicting the death of Moore’s law doubles every two years” 😂
https://t.co/tMOviRH5yC

[Anshuman Ghosh @anshumanghosh]

The not-so-bad news : the certainty range for climate sensitivity is much narrower than before (no more 1.5°C to 4.5°C)

The bad news: the likelihood of an increase of 3°C or more is higher than before ☹️

I sure hope those clouds hold their end of the deal ☁️

[Diana Urge-Vorsatz @DianaUrge]

Certainty range for climate sensitivity finally narrowed: the new range is between 2.6°C and 3.9°C. Warming under two degrees for a doubled CO2 concentration has been ruled out.
https://t.co/0q1elmxZEx

[Anshuman Ghosh @anshumanghosh]

@IEA @CEMSecretariat This is a great initiative 👏🏼! Whether as feedstock for the iron & steel sector, as a fuel of choice for transportation or even as a way to store of surplus renewable electricity, hydrogen has to play an integral part of our future low-carbon economy.

[Anshuman Ghosh @anshumanghosh]

Given that for every tonne of “grey” hydrogen 7 tons of CO2 is produced, a push for bringing hydrogen into the fold without a concurrent policy driven push for R&D in carbon capture, electrolyser design etc would be folly. @SPGlobal

[Anshuman Ghosh @anshumanghosh]

Great to see Indian industry putting their weight behind hydrogen! 👏🏼

Would love to see some serious “Atma Nirbhar” funding to drive public-private research partnerships in the space though. #hydrogeneconomy #ClimateChange #india

https://t.co/qAIw9vaWwr