Climate

In the post-Paris agreement era, accelerating climate action is the biggest hope to ensure a safe future for all. In India, our work focuses on climate modelling to develop a better understanding of climate variability at regional scales. We study the risks and vulnerabilities of key sectors such as water, health, agriculture and industry. Our work in climate science is inextricably linked to policy research and recommendations for the Indian government to shape its domestic policies, as well as contribute to its position in global negotiations. Through a number of initiatives, we are beginning to extend our knowledge and research in climate science and policy to other emerging economies.

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  • Climate

    Policy Brief

    Gender and climate change: Assessing the evolution of gender mainstreaming tools

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    urban-heat

    Project Report

    Mapping the refrigerant trends in India: An assessment of room AC sector

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    Article

    A story of disconnections: Civil unrest in Chile

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  • climate

    Discussion Paper

    Article 6 – State of Play

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  • Adaptation future

    Opinion

    Taking the heat off, sustainably

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Projects

Research on policy instruments for achievement of India’s NDCs

Research on policy instruments for achievement of India’s NDCs

HI-AWARE

Partnership with Himalayan Adaptation, Water and Resilience research on glacier and snowpack dependent river basins for improving livelihoods

climate products

Designing climate products and models for India

Articles

A story of disconnections: Civil unrest in Chile

From climate change to the lack of interdisciplinarity in academic and policy spaces — a natural scientist explores the unseen reasons behind the social unrest in Chile

अगले 10 साल हैं ज़रूरी: WSDS में होगी 2030 के लक्ष्यों को पूरा करने के लिए चर्चा

Ms Shweta
20 देशों के प्रतिनिधि आएंगे साथ एक ही मंच पर वायु प्रदूषण, ई-गतिशीलता, नवीकरणीय ऊर्जा, ऊर्जा दक्षता, हरित वित्त, नीली अर्थव्यवस्था, टिकाऊ खपत, कई मुख विषयों पर होगी चर्चा। सतत विकास में योगदान की होगी पहचान, सस्टेनेबल डेवलपमेंट लीडरशिप अवार्ड से नवाज़ा जाएगा।

बनारस में कूड़े के नज़ारे, नगर निगम और लोगों को मिलकर मिटाने होंगे

Ms Shweta

Green Education: Joining Hands to Address Climate Change

Ms Neha

Tata Steel in association with TERI hosted a session at the UN Climate Change Conference in Madrid on building awareness in the community, especially the youth, and measures to be taken for imparting environmental values to the citizens of tomorrow.

ज़हरीली हवा से बचने के निजी उपाय जानिए

Ms Shweta

दिल्ली एक बार फिर से ज़हरीली हवा की चपेट में हैं। दिल्ली सरकार ने वायु प्रदूषण की इस समस्या से निपटने के लिए एडवाइजरी जारी की है। लेकिन इससे निपटने के लिए आमजन को भी अपनी भूमिका निभानी होगी।

Mainstreaming non-state climate action

Mr William Patrick Hall

Youth and industry voices delivered clear messages at the UN Climate Action Summit

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Events

Adaptation Futures 2020

April 27, 2020
to April 30, 2020

About Adaptation Futures 2020

TERI will co-host Adaptation Futures 2020 with the World Adaptation Science Programme (WASP) in Delhi from April 27-30, 2020.

Training programmes on 'Social Impact Assessment, Resettlement and Rehabilitation'

April 20, 2020
to April 24, 2020

TERI has designed a five day training programme to equip stakeholders with the knowledge and skills required for compliance with the legal and procedural aspects of the Act and to address the community processes of land acquisition, resettlement and rehabilitation.

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Conference on Approaches to Shaping Climate Resilient Agriculture

February 28, 2020
to February 28, 2020

With a focus on the Paris Agreement on climate change, the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, and the Sustainable Development Goals, the 'Conference on Approaches to Shaping Climate Resilient Agriculture' will address the issues that fall within the ambit of these international discourses that have national and subnational-level implications.

TERI CBS Thought Leadership Webinar: Resource Efficiency: Challenges and Opportunities for Indian Businesses

February 19, 2020
to February 19, 2020

TERI Council for Business Sustainability (TERI CBS) is delighted to host the series of 'Thought Leadership Webinar' for Indian companies and businesses.

TERI CBS Thought Leadership Webinar: COP 25 and implications for Indian Businesses

January 23, 2020
to January 23, 2020

TERI Council for Business Sustainability (TERI CBS) is delighted to host the next webinar in the series of 'Thought Leadership Webinar' for Indian companies and businesses.

TERI at UN Climate Change Conference COP 25 - December 2019

December 2, 2019
to December 13, 2019

At the 25th Conference of the Parties (COP25) to be held in Madrid in December, TERI will convene a series of events to discuss integrating efforts to mitigate climate change, air pollution, and plastic waste. Over the two weeks, discussions at these side events will highlight national-level actions and focus on the effective collaborations between 197 parties.

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News

Developed nations not taking action to reduce carbon emissions: Javadekar

January 29, 2020 |
January 29, 2020
Business Standard

Speaking at the 20th edition of the World Sustainable Development Summit organized by TERI, Union Environment Minister Mr Prakash Javadekar said that "the world has reduced annual carbon emissions only by half per cent and a lot needs to be done".

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Scholastic India, TERI launch book on environmental issues

January 6, 2020 |
January 6, 2020
India Today

Scholastic India in association with TERI launched "Our Environment: Threats, Challenges and Sustainable Solutions", a timely book that focuses on environmental issues that we are faced with today due to years of indiscriminate human activities.

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Key year to arrest the climate crisis

January 1, 2020 |
January 1, 2020
Hindustan Times

2020 is the year in which the world should focus on action and let action be the harbinger for ambition. Action on stated NDCs will pave the way for realistic ambition, says Mr Karan Mangotra, Associate Director, Growth, Diversification & Commercialization, TERI.

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Becoming net carbon neutral

December 10, 2019
| Mr Ajay Shankar
| The Financial Express

It is time for India to move on to achieving net carbon neutrality. From the outset, India's position on climate change has emphasised the per capita principle; on grounds of equity, every human being should have the same right to emit carbon dioxide. Further, India would pursue a low carbon growth trajectory in relation to industrialised countries and ensure that its per capita emissions does not exceed theirs.

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Indian states and cities don't have adequate funds to tackle climate crisis

November 26, 2019 |
November 26, 2019
Hindustan Times

In this interview, Dr Ajay Mathur, Director-General, TERI, speaks on Delhi's air pollution, climate change and the forthcoming Conference of Parties in Spain.

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G20 nations need to amp up emission cut targets: Report

November 11, 2019 |
November 11, 2019
The New Indian Express

Among the G20 countries, India has the most ambitious NDC. However, it still needs real action now to prepare the different sectors for stringent emission reductions, says Mr R R Rashmi, Distinguished Fellow and Programme Director, TERI

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Policy

Accelerating the uptake of energy-efficient air conditioners in India

January 30, 2020

The energy demand for HVAC in India has been increasing continuously over the past years and is projected to grow even more as per ICAP. This policy brief assesses the issues associated with relatively low share of 5-star ACs in the total annual production and gives a detailed outline of various options to increase the market share for the energy-efficient 5-star room ACs in India. The comparative analysis of the options discussed in the policy brief is done by taking into account the factors such as cost, efficiency, political acceptability, net benefit and extent of uncertainty.

Carbon finance: Solution for mitigating human–wildlife conflict in and around critical tiger habitats of India

January 29, 2020

Human-wildlife conflict is a critical issue in and around tiger reserves of India, our project identifies the ways to generate additional revenue using carbon finance as a tool to mitigate the issue of conflict. The study was conducted in Dudhwa Tiger Reserve (DTR), India and identified that the value of carbon sequestration potential of the forests was estimated at 1.11 billion which is 11% of the total economic value of DTR. The value arising from the other ecosystem services provided by the forests was estimated at 9.46 billion which is 89% of the total economic value of DTR.

Gender and climate change: Assessing the evolution of gender mainstreaming tools

December 27, 2019

Framing any climate action needs to take stock of the social contract in a community. Given the diversity in risk, resilience, preparedness, and levels of development, different communities will likely be affected non-homogeneously (Denton, 2002). Intersecting social stressors like class, caste, age, and gender, will likely become starker against the onslaught of disturbances in the form of air pollution, floods, and droughts (Rao and Hans, 2018).

Discussion Paper on Clean Development Mechanism as Catalyst for Sustainable Development Mechanism Under Article 6.4

November 27, 2019

Discussion Paper on Article 6 – State of Play

November 27, 2019

Institutional Readiness to Implement the Enhanced Transparency Framework: Is India Ready?

November 22, 2019

The idea of transparency for reporting and reviewing information on climate policies and measures taken by Parties has emerged as one of the key elements gaining attention and weight under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The transparency framework has been evolving in detail and complexity aimed at maximizing mutual confidence between Parties while ensuring that the Parties are not unduly stretched beyond their capacities.

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Services

Climate change risk assessment

We generate climate projections at global and regional scales and impacts, vulnerability and adaptation assessments in key sectors using established models and our in-house super-computing facility. We also conducts GHG inventorization and mitigation analysis. We provide national and international policy analysis and review, and contribute to key issues in negotiations encompassing adaptation, mitigation, technology, and finance.

Team

Ms Suruchi Bhadwal

Senior Fellow, Earth Science and Climate Change

Dr Sumit Sharma

Director, Earth Science and Climate Change

Mr Saurabh Bhardwaj

Fellow and Area Convener, Centre for Climate Modelling

Mr Abhishek Kaushik

Associate Fellow and Area Convenor, Centre for Global Environment Research

Mr Karan Mangotra

Associate Director, Growth, Diversification & Commercialization
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