The Carbon Politics podcast is now a compulsory reference in the Climate Policy and Governance course at IIHS University in Bengaluru. Taught by IPCC scientist Chandni Singh, the course is part of the two-year Masters in Climate Change Science and Practice program. The podcast covers the politics, institutions, and governance of climate change, and its inclusion reflects a growing recognition that climate action depends on understanding policy dynamics, not just technical fixes. For anyone tracking climate education and governance, this is a concrete sign that carbon politics is entering mainstream academic training. It also highlights how universities are starting to treat political and institutional factors as core skills for climate professionals, rather than electives. That shift matters because many climate policies fail on implementation, and implementation is where politics shows up most clearly.
