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G20 climate deal: Experts laud India’s balancing act in the face of fossil fuel debate
11 Sep 2023
| The Print
India will be happy with the global target of tripling of renewable energy capacity because it has already taken steps in this direction. Transition away from coal is possible only if RE is scaled up. India will also be pleased with the emphasis on energy efficiency, as it means financing can be directed towards these specific targets said Mr RR Rashmi, Distinguished Fellow and Programme Director, Resource Efficiency and Governance Division, TERI.
Read moreHow Delhi Declaration feeds into COP28 goals
11 Sep 2023
| The Hindustan Times
The Delhi declaration commits countries to achieve global net zero emissions by mid-century. Hopefully the advanced economies will recognise that they need to achieve this milestone well before 2050 said Mr Manjeev Singh Puri, Distinguished Fellow, Earth Science and Climate Change, TERI and Mr RR Rashmi, Distinguished Fellow and Programme Director, Earth Science and Climate Change, TERI said that the G20 declaration reflects a progressive yet balanced approach. On climate change and energy
Read moreElectric Vehicles in India: Tackling the challenges
09 Sep 2023
| The Financial Express
The pace of electrification has increased significantly in the last few years. We are looking at a second consecutive year when the EV sales will clock the one million-plus mark. Some of the recurring challenges include low penetration and up-time of charging infrastructure and higher upfront cost of EVs said Mr Sharif Qamar, Associate Director, Transport and Urban Governance Division, TERI.
Read moreAll-of-society approach needed make progress towards Paris Agreement goals: UN Global Stocktake report
09 Sep 2023
| News 9 live
The report is right in saying that there is a need to raise ambition and that much more action, on all fronts and by all actors, is needed to meet the long-term goals of the Paris Agreement said Mr RR Rashmi, Distinguished Fellow and Programme Director, Resource Efficiency and Governance Division, TERI.
Read moreHigh hopes for climate and energy outcomes at G20 Summit as India takes lead
07 Sep 2023
| Deccan Herald
Despite India's push on the issue of fossil fuels it is unlikely there will be any language additional to what was agreed in Bali due to lack of global advancement and concrete action, on technology, hydrogen, blue economy, and circular economy said Mr RR Rashmi, Distinguished Fellow and Programme Director, Resource Efficiency & Governance Division, TERI.
Read morePromoting sustainable lifestyles: Metrics, instruments and proposals for G20
07 Sep 2023
| The Hindustan Times
The policy brief uses a composite index and indices on consumption developed by The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) in India, to assess the state of lifestyles and consumption in G20 countries and the European Union (EU); these consumption sectors include food, transport, and residential and waste management. The G20 can play a crucial role in promoting norms on sustainable lifestyles as well as informing actions by the use of evidence and exchange of good practices. This brief
Read moreEmerging trends powering India’s clean energy transition
06 Sep 2023
| The Financial Express
Floating solar power plants have also become part of India's solar expansion strategies. Based on a study conducted by The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), India's reservoirs, which span an area of 18,000sq km, hold the potential to generate 280GW of electricity through floating solar panels.
Read moreIndian Army's new Thal Sena Bhawan will conform to GRIHA-IV green norms
04 Sep 2023
| The Hindu
The Indian Army's new Thal Sena Bhawan (TSB), coming up on a sprawling 39 acre site with a built-up area of 143,450 sq.m., boasts of several green measures conforming with GRIHA-IV (Green Rating for Integrated Habitat Assessment) norms. It has been designed for a building life of about 100 years, and is earthquake-resistant, according to C.P. Kukreja Architects, who have been awarded the project. The building will be ready by May-June 2025.
Read moreScientists are asked if humans have broken the earth's climate
31 Aug 2023
| Clean Technica
In order to make the Earth habitable for future generations, we need to take drastic measures to reduce the concentrations of greenhouse gases says Ms Suruchi Bhadwal, Senior Director The Energy and Resources Institute.
Read moreNeed to shift Climate Change Narrative from Total Emissions to Per Capita Emissions of each country: Union Minister for Power and New & Renewable Energy
25 Aug 2023
| Press Information Bureau
Need to shift Climate Change Narrative from Total Emissions to Per Capita Emissions of each country says Mr R K Singh, Union Minister for Power and New and Renewable Energy during his Presidential Address at the Twenty-Second Darbari Seth Memorial Lecture, held in New Delhi on August 25, 2023, in memory of Late Shri Darbari Seth, the founder of TERI.
Read moreA distress call from the mountains: How floods, landslides receding glaciers and erratic rainfall are leaving behind a trail of disasters in Himalayan region
20 Aug 2023
| The Financial Express
The Himalayas are young mountains, made of sedimentary rocks. So, landslides happen more often in the rainy season. The natural vulnerability of these events is increasing due to climate change Says Dr Shresth Tayal, Senior Fellow The Energy and Resources Institute.
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