Publications
Giving back to affected communities with mining revenues
Policy brief
| December 20, 2018
District Mineral Foundations present an opportunity to benefit communities bearing the socio-economic, environmental impacts of mining operations
Overcoming the price hump: Financing energy efficiency
Article
| December 20, 2018
Around the world energy efficiency is being looked as resource to address some of the critical problems of the energy sector. This has probably been the most cost effective way to address energy security, peak demand management, electricity access while mitigating climate change impacts.
Improving soil microorganisms for sturdier tea cultivation, come drought or flood
Article
| December 20, 2018
TERI is working in Assam to reengineer plant root-associated microbes to make tea cultivation more resistant to biotic and abiotic challenges
Best Practices on National GHG Inventory Management System: Case studies from South Africa, Ghana, South Korea, Japan, and Chile
Article
| December 18, 2018
The Paris Agreement established a Transparency Framework in order to build mutual trust and confidence and to promote effective implementation, an enhanced transparency framework for action and support, with built-in flexibility which takes into account Parties' different
An unexpected raid: A tale of communities and conservation from Nagaland
Article
| December 18, 2018
"Rules are rules; we shall definitely fine the offenders. The village council has set the rules and we all need to obey the same.
Technical analysis for preferring more efficient and green technology for thermal power generation: "Advanced-Ultra Supercritical 760°C"
Research Paper
| December 18, 2018
This paper deals with the technical analysis for preferring more "Efficient and Green” of “Advanced-Ultra Supercritical 760°C technology for power generation for achieving more savings on Efficiency, Capital Cost, O&M Cost and with reduced GHG emissions instead of preferring "710°C technology". There is an urgent need for the shifting of the focus of technology development for proposed A-USC (Advanced Ultra-Super Critical) from A-USC-710°C to A-USC-760°C for availing greener and less costly cost power generation option.
Does access to energy cause human development ? A Granger causality check
Article
| December 11, 2018
Not many have looked into the causality between the percentage of a country’s population with energy access and the corresponding rise in its human development score
Green growth intervention and job creation
Article
| December 11, 2018
Sufficiently skilled workers will be needed for employment in renewable energy and green building job markets in India
Unpacking the climate negotiations at COP24 – week 1
Article
| December 10, 2018
The Energy and Resources Institute is attending the 24th Conference of the Parties (COP 24) in Katowice, Poland from 2nd to 14th December 2018. This is a summary of developments over the course of week 1, and an analysis of what can be expected for week 2.
India's ambition is substantial in social, political and environmental terms: Key messages from India's NDC
Policy brief
| December 7, 2018
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 tre