Headquarters
The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI)
Darbari Seth Block, Core 6C,
India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road,
New Delhi - 110 003, India
In the post-Paris agreement era, accelerating climate action is the biggest hope to ensure a safe future for all. In India, our work focuses on climate modelling to develop a better understanding of climate variability at regional scales. We study the risks and vulnerabilities of key sectors such as water, health, agriculture and industry. Our work in climate science is inextricably linked to policy research and recommendations for the Indian government to shape its domestic policies, as well as contribute to its position in global negotiations. Through a number of initiatives, we are beginning to extend our knowledge and research in climate science and policy to other emerging economies.





Air pollution continues to be one of the most visible and damaging environmental challenges across Indian cities, particularly in northern and urban regions where poor air quality has become a recurring health emergency.
The Himalayan State Uttarakhand stands today at the frontline of climate change.
This article explores the landscape of clean air finance in India, highlighting key national and international funding sources, funding gaps, challenges, and potential pathways forward.
Blue carbon refers to the organic carbon captured and stored by coastal ecosystems such as mangroves, tidal salt marshes, and seagrass meadows. These habitats sequester excess CO₂ in their biomass and soil for centuries, playing a vital role in mitigating climate change while supporting coastal resilience and biodiversity.
Atmospheric Water Generators are systems that extract water from moisture present in the air. They work on the principle of condensation — cooling humid air to collect water droplets — which are then filtered, mineralized, and made fit for human consumption.
Natural resource conservation isn’t just an environmental concern; it’s a geopolitical one.
WSDS 2026 reinforced a shared commitment to move from ambition to execution by scaling solutions and building a climate-secure, resilient, and equitable future demonstrating that the time for collective action is now.
The Act4Earth framework will emphasize strengthening multilateral cooperation, leveraging technology and innovation, and embedding sustainability across policy and economic systems to enable inclusive transitions.
SGP India is organising a Thematic Track at the WSDS 2026 on "Women at the Frontlines of Climate Action, Biodiversity & Land Restoration -Community-Led Pathways to achieve SDGs".
This session brings together policymakers, UN agencies, corporates, knowledge partners, media, and civil society to advance dialogue, learning, and collaboration on women-led, community-based climate action. Specifically, it seeks to:
India’s ambition for Viksit Bharat by 2047 implies a major expansion of the built environment, with 70–75 per cent of what is required by 2047 still to be constructed. At the same time, India’s urban footprint is set to grow, with 40–42 per cent of the population expected to live in urban locations by 2030, creating new demand across housing, commercial real estate and infrastructure. Buildings and construction contribute 25–33 per cent of India’s total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. This includes both operational and embodied emissions.
India’s sustainability transition is unfolding at an unprecedented scale and speed. Rapid urbanization, climate variability, increasing water stress, and rising energy demand are placing complex pressures on urban systems—particularly water supply, wastewater management, and climate resilience infrastructure. Addressing these challenges requires not only strong policy frameworks and public investment but also the deployment of proven, scalable, and context-appropriate technological solutions.
The 25th edition of the World Sustainable Development Summit (WSDS) 2026, organized by The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), is convened at a critical juncture for global and national climate action. Despite strengthened commitments, global emissions trajectories remain misaligned with the Paris Agreement, and progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) continues to be uneven.
The Global Carbon Council (GCC), the first internationally accredited carbon standard in the Global South, and The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), India’s leading not-for-profit research organization dedicated to sustainable development, have signed a landmark (MoU) to establish India’s first digital carbon marketplace for household and livelihood-based clean energy projects under TERI’s flagship LaBL 2.0 – Lighting a Billion Livelihoods.
The Global Carbon Council (GCC) and The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) have signed a MoU to establish India’s first digital carbon marketplace aimed at supporting household-level clean energy and livelihood projects. The initiative will operate under TERI’s flagship LaBL 2.0 (Lighting a Billion Livelihoods) program, which focuses on expanding decentralized renewable energy access in rural and underserved communities.
The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) has signed a MoU with Qatar-based Global Carbon Council (GCC) to establish India's first digital carbon marketplace for household and livelihood-based clean energy projects. Under the agreement, the partners will jointly explore the development of a fully digital Energy Access and Carbon Marketplace or integrate TERI’s flagship LaBL 2.0 (Lighting a Billion Livelihoods) projects into GCC’s World Bank-supported ASCENT Energy Access Portal.
By focusing on decision architecture rather than outcomes, the survey methodology informs execution-oriented dialogue among policymakers, investors and corporate leaders on translating commitments into measurable progress writes Mr Arupendra Nath Mullick, Associate Director, TERI Council for Business Sustainability.
India needs a commercial finance ecosystem that treats climate risk as financial risk and equips lenders to reflect the realities of a warming world writes Ms Leena Nandan, Distinguished Fellow and Mr Sidharth Sinha, Senior Fellow, Earth Science and Climate Change Division, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI).
In a world where the US has exited many major international treaties and decided to walk away from its commitment to protect climate, multilateralism is clearly under great stress writes Mr R R Rashmi, Distinguished Fellow & Programme Director, Resource Efficiency & Governance Division.
The 30th annual meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP30) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and 7th meeting of the CMA1 convened in Belém from 10- 22 November 2025. This marked a decade since the adoption of the Paris Agreement in 2015. The Brazilian presidency framed the meeting as the “Global Mutirão”, a collective effort to move from commitments to implementation. It approached its leadership by prioritising partnerships not only among countries but also with institutional actors within and beyond UNFCCC.
The world remains off-track to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement, with global temperature rise projected to exceed 2.5°C by the end of the century. The existing structure of global climate governance is widely regarded inadequate to deliver the pace and scale of transformation that science demands.
The year 2015 marked a pivotal moment for global sustainability with the adoption of the Paris Agreement and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
Mobilizing private finance for climate action has become a central concern in both global and national finance agendas, particularly as public funding alone is insufficient to meet the growing investment needs for mitigation and adaptation. Blended finance—defined as the strategic use of public or concessional capital to attract private investment—has emerged as a promising tool to bridge this financing gap.
There is significant potential to increase waste diversion in India, which can extend the lifespan of disposal sites, advance a circular economy, reduce emissions, and improve air quality and public health.
The discussions and negotiations for the JTWP and the NCQG so far reflect the broader challenge of aligning global ambitions with practical actionable steps towards equitable climate action. Looking ahead, the JTWP has the potential to be a framework for deeper, more effective collaboration towards a collective narrative around implementing the Paris Agreement through just transition pathways at global as well as national scales, leading to tangible progress towards a sustainable and equitable future. This potential cannot be realized without a commensurate outcome of the NCQG process.
We generate climate projections at global and regional scales and impacts, vulnerability and adaptation assessments in key sectors using established models and our in-house super-computing facility. We also conducts GHG inventorization and mitigation analysis. We provide national and international policy analysis and review, and contribute to key issues in negotiations encompassing adaptation, mitigation, technology, and finance.