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Speaking the FE Electric Mobility Summit, TERI Director General Dr Vibha Dhawan highlighted the challenges with respect to faster EV adoption in the country and how alternative tech can make a difference.
Read moreResearchers from international climate research agency, Zero Carbon Analytics, estimate a loss of Rs 27,000 crore in "ecosystem services" of the Sundarban Biosphere Reserve in the last 30 years, over 80% of which is mangroves. Mr R R Rashmi, distinguished fellow, TERI, said if the money needed to mitigate the effects of climate change isn't found soon, the fragile ecosystem would get affected faster than
Read moreA new policy brief from TERI, released at a UNFCCC official side event at COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh, highlighted the growing consensus that oceans are essential to climate negotiations and outlined the need for clear objectives and indicators, as well as institutional and enforcement mechanisms, to direct ocean-climate action. "Since climate negotiations are party-driven, climate actions in national jurisdictions have received greater attention, and global commons, including oceans have not
Read moreTata Power - Delhi Distribution Ltd has signed an MoU with TERI to promote Urja Arpan initiative. Commenting on the association, Dr Vibha Dhawan, Director General, TERI, opined that TERI and Tata Power-DDL while belonging to the common Tata ethos, bring different strengths to the table. TERI brings a knowledge base and experience of over 30 years in the field of Energy Management and Renewables while Tata Power-DDL brings in the trust of Tata and a record of exemplary performance in the
Read moreIndia's long-term plan builds on reaching net-zero emissions by 2070 with six elements, including an optimum energy mix complimenting national development scenarios. The framing of a long-term strategy for low emission development by the Government of India and its public release at CoP27 is significant as it closely follows the announcement of net zero goals by India's PM in Glasgow last year, says Mr R R Rashmi, distinguished fellow, TERI.
Read moreAt the India Pavilion at COP27, TERI conducted a session on "Adaptation Readiness and Long-Term Strategy on Adaptation in India." Dr Vibha Dhawan, Director General of TERI, stated in her opening remarks that when it comes to adaptation, it is vital to look into all sectors, including food production. According to Mr R R Rashmi, Distinguished Fellow, TERI, It is important to assess the climate risks and vulnerability very clearly, then enhance the adaptive capacity of communities and states
Read moreAt the India Pavilion at COP27, TERI conducted a session on "Adaptation Readiness and Long-Term Strategy on Adaptation in India." Dr Vibha Dhawan, Director General of TERI, stated in her opening remarks that when it comes to adaptation, it is vital to look into all sectors, including food production. According to Mr R R Rashmi, Distinguished Fellow, TERI, It is important to assess the climate risks and vulnerability very clearly, then enhance the adaptative capacity of communities and states
Read moreThe interest in keeping the definition of climate finance ambiguous maintains the status quo, where a majority of loans can pass off as climate finance, say experts. Mr Dipak Dasgupta, Distinguished Fellow, TERI and former negotiator for India, says, Industrialized countries believe that so long as the source is from a developed country, everything counts. Which means there is no concessionality, additionality, you should only factor in finance flows of that origin, and that's enough, said
Read moreSpeaking at the event held under the ambit of the Industry Charter for Near Zero Emissions Ambition by 2050, instituted by TERI, a coalition of 50 Indian businesses and corporates, Dr Vibha Dhawan, Director General, TERI, underscored the need for implementing a just transitions scenario in developing countries, which offers a huge opportunity to deploy advanced technologies.
Read moreDr Vibha Dhawan, Director General of TERI, gave the keynote address at the panel on ‘Building Investor Confidence for Enhancing Climate Finance by Leveraging Global and National Frameworks on Corporate Sustainability Disclosures’ where she emphasized the early stages of ESG that corporates are still working to understand.
Read moreBesides a fund for climate-induced losses in vulnerable countries, the climate conference failed to get commitments for a scale-up of climate financing, to expand the coal phase to other fossil fuels, and stronger action to control the rise in global temperatures. Mr Dipak Dasgupta, distinguished fellow, TERI said that finance was uppermost on everyone's minds and a critical need of the hour, but nothing substantively new emerged.
Read moreConsidering the particularly fraught world in which COP 27 is set to unfold, and the continuing and devastating impacts of extreme weather events felt across the globe, it is imperative that the session at Sharm el-Sheikh engages with and tries to resolve issues related to long-term climate finance and the mechanisms for loss and damage, says Dr Vibha Dhawan, Director General, TERI.
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