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We stand to lose, if we do not take right set of actions at the right time, says Dr R K Pachauri, Director-General, TERI.
A good institutional environment that promotes transparency and accountability in administration, businesses and all economic activities, is important, says Bibhu Prasad Nayak, Associate Fellow, Resources, Regulation and Global Security.
Though there are no millennium development goals for energy, energy access is essential to achieve goals like poverty eradication, primary education and empowering women, says Rajiv Chhibber, Manager, Corporate Communications.
What will the civilian nuclear power plant vendor's agreement on the export of nuclear power equipment mean for India, asks M P Ram Mohan, Fellow, Resources, Regulation and Global Security.
Efforts to combat natural disasters need to reach all levels of society. Institutional changes and awareness are imperative, says Dr R K Pachauri, Director-General, TERI.
COP 17 has revived the Kyoto Protocol and the climate change regime of the future, but the details need to be sketched out, says Suruchi Bhadwal, Associate Director, Earth, Science and Climate Change Division.
As of now, the outcome of COP17 appears to be an illusion, says Dr P Ghosh, Distinguished Fellow, Earth Science and Climate Change Division and C Dasgupta, Distinguished Fellow, Resources, Regulation and global Security Division.
Catalysing finance and technological capacity is crucial for harnessing renewable energy, says Shahid Hasan, Associate Director, Knowledge Management division.
Coal India's monopoly would mean shunning the reform agenda of the sector and jeopardising plans for coal-based generation capacity addition, says S K Chand, Senior Fellow, Resources, Regulation, and Global Security.
More than politics, it is the science of climate change that should drive the COP 17 negotiations, says Dr R K Pachauri, Director General, TERI.