Policy Brief

Designing the methodology to establish minimum support prices of trees grown outside forests

11 Feb 2021
| Dr Ajay Mathur
| Dr Jitendra Vir Sharma
| Dr Yogesh Gokhale
| Ms Priya Sharma
| Ms Aparna Tyagi

Agroforestry systems in India have the potential of achieving two-thirds of the forestry sector's NDC targets. This policy brief aims at analysing the status, potential and needs of agroforestry in India and the benefits of providing MSP to farmers for the timber they produce.

Baseline and quantification of sequestration of 2.5–3 billion tonne of CO2e by 2030

11 Feb 2021
| Dr Ajay Mathur
| Dr Jitendra Vir Sharma
| Dr Priyanka

The present study focuses on analysing the gaps and challenges in attaining the desired NDC goal of creating an additional carbon sink of 2.5 to 3 billion tonne of CO2e through additional forest and tree covers through forestry, and summarize the possible recommendations and a road map for achieving the same.

Estimation of the current emission and sequestration, as well as future potential of sequestration/emission reduction to achieve land degradation neutrality in India

11 Feb 2021
| Dr Ajay Mathur
| Dr Jitendra Vir Sharma
| Dr Reena Singh
| Dr Priyanka
| Mr Siddharth S Edake
| Mr Yatish A Lele
| Dr Sangram Keshari Lenka

Understanding carbon sequestration potential of land use sectors is crucial for India to achieve its NDC target under forestry by 2030. This policy brief aims to do this by providing a detailed perspective on CO2 emission status of different land use sectors in India.

Detecting SARS-COV-2 in wastewater An Early Warning Signal for Covid-19

10 Feb 2021
| Ms Mary Abraham
| Dr Paromita Chakraborty
| Ms Avanti Roy Basu
| Dr Girija K Bharat

The Policy Brief is a result of the research study titled ‘Monitoring of Community wastewater for early signaling the spread of COVID-19’, supported by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) jointly undertaken by The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), SRM Institute of Science & Technology (SRMIST), & Mu Gamma Consultants Pvt Ltd (MGC).

Clean fuel for cooking: Solution to achieve better air quality

05 Feb 2021
| Dr Debajit Palit
| Mr Martand Shardul
| Dr Deborshi Brahmachari

The discussion paper 'Clean Fuel for Cooking: Solution to Achieve Better Air Quality' aims to analyse and estimate the financial support that may be required to encourage Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) consumers to switch to LPG for cooking their major meals, over and above the existing subsidy and other financial incentives, as well as to identify a suitable financing strategy to support the uptake of refills without impacting the fiscal deficit of

Mobile Air Conditioning (MAC): A technology landscape, challenges and opportunities for sustainable cooling

22 Dec 2020
| Mr Shanmuganathan K
| Mr Manjeet Singh

Cooling with its wide range of applications viz residence, commercial, transport and cold chain leaves a significant carbon footprint due to its colossal energy consumption and refrigerant practices.

Monitoring of community wastewater for early signalling the spread of COVID-19 in Chennai City

14 Dec 2020
| Ms Mary Abraham
| Dr Paromita Chakraborty
| Dr Girija K Bharat
| Ms Avanti Roy-Basu

Wastewater has emerged as a good indicator for the presence of SARS-CoV-2 as confirmed by several research studies across the globe through the detection of SARSCoV-2 Ribo Nucleic Acid (RNA) in faeces of symptomatic and asymptomatic patients.

Plastic Waste Management: Turning Challenges into Opportunities

02 Dec 2020
| Dr Suneel Pandey
| Mr Sourabh Manuja

Plastics not only are enduring, lightweight, and available at low prices, but also have very good thermal and electrical insulation properties. The versatile properties of various plastic polymers— being water-resistant, non-porous, ductile and malleable—make them suitable for manufacturing a wide range of products that also bring medical and technological advances in our modern society.

Discounting the Climate Future: Social Discount Rate for India's Climate Policy

27 Nov 2020
| Ms Saumya Malhotra

Climate change, from an economic perspective, can be understood as a market failure. The associated risks with this changing climate, as well as impacts on socio-economic systems in form of health, livelihood, food and water security, are projected to be higher with increasing global warming.

Could the National Capital Region serve as a control region for effective air quality management in Delhi?

04 Nov 2020
| Dr Sumit Sharma
| Dr Isha Khanna

Air pollution does not follow administrative boundaries, and needs to be tackled at the regional "airshed" level at which it is caused. Identifying the appropriate candidates for airshed management requires scientific analysis using systematically developed emissions inventories and dispersion models to simulate the impact of the estimated emissions on air quality.