Completed Projects
Assessing the health effects of exposure to air pollution through survey-based study
May 1, 2019 to
August 31, 2021
| Air
| Environment
Air pollution is one of top health risks in India and severely affects children. This project undertook a health assessment of children across six ecologically different districts to help formulate better policies prioritising action on air pollution and formulate a new Heavy Metal Exposure Index.
India's Industry Sector Transition
February 5, 2020 to
May 30, 2021
| Energy
India's industrial sector has made progress towards reducing its energy consumption and emissions but more focus is needed to steer the 'harder-to-abate' sectors such as iron and steel on a sustainable path.
Indian industry contributes to a significant portion of the total greenhouse gas emissions of the country. Within the industry sector, there are sub-sectors that are highly energy intensive and have been categorised as 'harder-to-abate'.
The work under this activity focuses on deepening the understanding in:
Just Transition
March 9, 2020 to
May 30, 2021
| Resources & Sustainable Development
Ensuring that India's energy transition away from fossil fuels like coal is both just and equitable is crucial. Under this project, TERI looks into the socio-economic impacts and the need for strategising policies for an inclusive and sustainable transition.
Enhancing Carbon Sink through Forestry in India
March 9, 2020 to
May 30, 2021
| Forest & Biodiversity
India's NDC goals under the forestry sector intend to create additional carbon sink of 2.5-3 billion tonnes of CO2 equivalent through additional forest and tree cover by 2030. TERI, under this activity, aims to assess the pathways to meet this target and look into its socio-economic implications.
Mitigating Emissions from Fertiliser Use and Enhancing Land Quality
March 9, 2020 to
May 30, 2021
| Sustainable Agriculture
This activity aims to develop different scenarios of fertiliser use in the agriculture sector, its implications for greenhouse gas emissions and impacts on land.
Workshop on Innovative Charging Technologies for Heavy Duty Vehicles - Techniques, Strategy and Implementation (IChargeHDV)
January 27, 2021 to
April 16, 2021
| Transport
The Indo-German workshop on Innovative Charging Technology for Heavy Duty Vehicles (IChargeHDV) was organized on 18 February 2021. It aimed to provide a platform for policy makers, infrastructure developers, research and development institutes, and leading industry players in freight transport technology/rolling stock supply to advance industrial research partnership in catenary truck technology, which is of interest for both the nations.
Mahindra-TERI Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Habitats
June 20, 2016 to
March 31, 2021
| Buildings
The Center of Excellence aims at developing a robust and coherent database for market-ready, scalable and energy-efficient materials and technologies. It also works towards preparing policy briefs for Central and State Ministries to promote 'green' development that can transform India's housing industry and thereby help reduce the country's carbon footprint. Research output will be validated on the field prior to dissemination of databases, guidelines and standards to the real estate and building materials industry.
Food and Land Use Coalition Engagement in India - Phase II
June 1, 2020 to
March 31, 2021
| Sustainable Agriculture
| Resources & Sustainable Development
The Food and Land Use Coalition (FOLU) seeks to accelerate a transformation of the world's food and land use systems to better protect our natural environment; provide nutritious and affordable food; strengthen resilience and enhance the prosperity of people; and meet the global commitments of the SDGs, the CBD and the Paris Agreement. The Vision for FOLU India is a nutritionally secure, healthy and prosperous India, which is sustainably managing its food and land use systems, supported by a productive, efficient and inclusive economy.
De-Risking Investment in Solar Energy
November 1, 2017 to
March 31, 2021
The goal of this project to establish a trustful and effective cooperation between actors from civil society, research, the private sector and politics in a transformative multi-stakeholder partnership leading to a sharp increase in installation of renewable energy in India through de-risking solar investment. This encompasses mainly a study paper, national dialogue events or workshops and the development of policy papers.
Enhancing Low Carbon Transport
March 12, 2020 to
March 11, 2021
| Transport
Multi-pronged strategies are required to reduce emissions from the transport sector to achieve the climate change goals. TERI, in this project looked at the decarbonization strategies and the impact of EVs on energy demand and load curve in detail.