Policy Brief
G20: Use finance, technical solutions to build climate resilient infrastructure
25 Jun 2019
| Ms Riya Rahiman
TERI's policy proposal on building climate resilient infrastructure to inform the discussions at G20 summit 2019
G20: Enable business models for a circular economy
24 Jun 2019
| Dr Shilpi Kapur
| Ms Joyita Ghose
TERI's policy proposal on resource efficiency and circular economy to inform the discussions at G20 summit 2019
G20: Aid developing economies to decarbonise hard-to-abate sectors
24 Jun 2019
| Dr Ajay Mathur
| Mr Thomas Spencer
TERI's policy proposal on energy transitions to inform the discussions at G20 summit 2019
Bulk procurement in room air conditioning: A critical analysis of the EESL programme
30 May 2019
| Mr Manjeet Singh
| Mr G Gurprasad
Bulk-procurement programmes can help the next generation energy efficient technologies penetrate the market by aggregating demand for the technology and establishing a demand market for participating manufacturers, thereby leading to rapid reduction in prices.
Discussion Paper: Rural Roads and the SDGs
08 May 2019
| Mr S Vijay Kumar
All the trends and patterns put together in this paper have long-term implications for incomes and new livelihood opportunities not merely for the farm and off-farm sector but also for a range of people who directly or indirectly depend on the rural road network, and constitute new classes of stakeholders in the network, including industry, service sector, those who access local labour markets, primary producers including mining and quarrying; as well as manufacturers of consumer durables and consumer products.
An implementation plan for a kerosene-to-solar subsidy swap
25 Apr 2019
| Mr Martand Shardul
| Ms Bigsna Gill
| Mr Debajit Palit
| Ms Tara Laan
| Mr Balasubramanian Viswanathan
| Mr Chris Beaton
A new report provides a six-step implementation plan for governments to switch kerosene subsidies to solar and ensure clean energy for all
Drought Proofing India: Key Learnings from Bundelkhand Drought Mitigation Package
28 Feb 2019
| Dr J P Mishra, Adviser (Agriculture), NITI Aayog
| Dr Shresth Tayal, Fellow, TERI
Bundelkhand Drought Mitigation Package was implemented by erstwhile Planning Commission and now NITI Aayog in the 13 drought-prone districts of Bundelkhand region of Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh for reducing the adverse impacts of drought to the communities in the region. Bundelkhand package evolved with the consultation workshops held with the local stakeholders organised at village panchayat and district level. These workshops identified the key needs and shortlisted the key areas of interventions as expressed by the stakeholders.
Giving back to affected communities with mining revenues
20 Dec 2018
| Ms Joyita Ghose
District Mineral Foundations present an opportunity to benefit communities bearing the socio-economic, environmental impacts of mining operations
India's ambition is substantial in social, political and environmental terms: Key messages from India's NDC
07 Dec 2018
| Mr Karan Mangotra
India's Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) must be seen in a holistic manner, the aim being to achieve sustainable development within the framework of 8 quantitative and qualitative NDCs. India's plan as per its quantified NDC targets is to: lower emissions intensity of its GDP by 33-35% compared to 2005 levels by 2030; increase total cumulative electricity generation from fossil free energy sources to 40% by 2030; create additional carbon sink of 2.5 to 3 billion tons through additional forest and tree cover. With total annual emissions of 1,884.3 million tons of CO2