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UAE willing to contribute to India's 500-GW clean energy goal: COP28 president-designate Al Jaber 

22 Feb 2023
| The Economic Times

During the World Sustainable Development Summit organized by TERI, Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, COP28 UAE President-Designate, said, "India's goal of adding 500 gigawatts of clean energy in the next seven years is a true and powerful statement of intent. As one of the largest investors in renewable energy, the UAE and Masdar (renewable energy investing firm) will explore all partnership opportunities with India to contribute to its high-growth-low-carbon pathway".

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COP28 UAE President-designate says Paris Agreement goal of 1.5 degrees Celsius is "non-negotiable"

22 Feb 2023
| The Print

Speaking at the World Sustainable Development Summit hosted by TERI in New Delhi, Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, COP28 UAE President-Designate, emphasized the need to mobilize resources and partnerships toward a bold and transformative approach to climate action. He also said the Paris Agreement's goal of limiting global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius is non-negotiable.

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Shri Bhupender Yadav says that under India’s G20 Presidency, the concept of ‘Green Growth’ being a priority area validates how sustainable development has been mainstreamed in Indian policy making process through a visionary approach

22 Feb 2023
| Press Information Bureau (PIB)

Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Shri Bhupender Yadav, delivered the keynote address on Visionary Leadership for Mainstreaming Sustainable Development and Climate Resilience at the inaugural session of the World Sustainable Development Summit 2023 held in New Delhi. In his speech, Shri Yadav said that combating Climate Change, Biodiversity loss and land degradation transcends all political boundaries and hence is a shared global challenge. 

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WSDS 2023 is an occasion to have a collective voice for action: Vibha Dhawan, DG, TERI

19 Feb 2023
| Outlook India (Outlook Planet)

TERI's upcoming World Sustainable Development Summit (WSDS) promises to be an important knowledge platform in sustainable development discourse for action between the ongoing G20 and COP 28 later this year. Dr. Vibha Dhawan, Director General, TERI, talks about the importance of WSDS and how the deliberations between global leaders are expected to further action on critical issues like climate change.

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TERI WSDS 2023 to focus on sustainable development, climate resilience

16 Feb 2023
| ET Energyworld

The World Sustainable Development Summit 2023 will be hosted by TERI in Delhi from February 22-24, with a focus on ‘Mainstreaming Sustainable Development and Climate Resilience for Collective Action. The three-day Summit will anchor deliberations on the critical themes of G20 leadership and green development pact; equity and climate justice; driving and financing sustainable development; inclusive green growth; energy transitions and LiFE. Dr Vibha Dhawan, Director General, TERI, said the

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Kaizzen partners with TERI for World Sustainable Development Summit 2023 outreach

03 Feb 2023
| Business News This Week

Kaizzen, a leading integrated communication agency, has partnered with The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) to curate the media and social media outreach for the upcoming World Sustainable Development Summit (WSDS) 2023 to be held in New Delhi from 22-24 February 2023.

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Budget pushes India towards net-zero target: Environmental experts

01 Feb 2023
| IANS live

The green growth being a priority area in the Union Budget is reflective of the efforts undertaken across sectors to achieve the net-zero targets set for 2070 said Dr Vibha Dhawan, Director General, TERI.

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TERI recommends provisions for green fund in Union Budget 2023-24

25 Jan 2023
| PV Magazine

Experts at TERI have suggested various measures to aid sustainable development, climate resilience, and just transition. Dr Vibha Dhawan, Director General, TERI, pointed out that the Union Budget 2023-24 will be the first to be presented since India announced the Long-Term Low Emission Development Strategies (LT-LEDS) to achieve the net zero emission goals by 2070.

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Frost & Sullivan and The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) Launch the 14th Edition of Sustainability 4.0 Awards

17 Jan 2023
| IANS

Frost and Sullivan and TERI launch the 14th edition of the 'Sustainability 4.0 Awards', for recognizing enterprises and emerging innovators that have been leading the change in sustainability, is scheduled to be held on November 10, 2023. Dr. Vibha Dhawan, Director General of TERI, said, Sustainability is the most critical factor in managing productivity and profits in the years ahead. The Sustainability 4.0 Awards capture the journey of corporates towards sustainability and enable

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The climate story of 2023 will be all about financial reform and the G20

16 Jan 2023
| Carbon Copy

International donors and multilateral financial institutions have begun to look at future energy-related investments from the lens of phasedown or phaseout of coal. Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP) announced by G7 countries under the leadership of Germany is based on this premise. As G20 President, India will have the challenge of ensuring that the expansion of JETP does not hinge on a plan whose sole aim is to facilitate the withdrawal of coal-related investments. A plan of

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Climate expert Dipak Dasgupta guest at Explained Live today

21 Dec 2022
| The Indian Express

To be meaningful, the loss and damage fund would need large amounts of money flowing in. The financial needs of developing countries to fund reconstruction activities after being hit by climate disasters runs into tens of billions of dollars every year, says, climate expert Mr Dipak Dasgupta, Distinguished Fellow, TERI, during Explained Live talk.

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