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COP28 has officially endorsed "the critical role of nuclear energy for reducing the effects of climate change." This signifies a growing international acceptance of nuclear power as a potential solution for achieving net-zero emissions, write Mr K Ramanathan, Distinguished Fellow and Dr Arunendra Kumar Tiwari, Associate Fellow, Electricity & Renewables Division, TERI.
Goa became the first state in India to come out with its strategy on Resource Efficiency (RE) and Circular Economy (CE) in February 2020. The Directorate of Planning, Statistics and Evaluation (DPSE), Government of Goa was the nodal agency for preparing this strategy. As a knowledge partner, TERI helped to develop this Strategy with support from the European Union-Resource Efficiency Initiative (EU-REI). Even with government policies and initiatives in place, the state still struggles with littering, emphasising the urgent need to promote behavioural or mindset changes among the population, particularly in regard to source segregation, says Ms Ashwini Pai Panandiker, Fellow, Earth Science and Climate Change Division, TERI.
International agreements provide only for very modest levels of funding to developing nations for adapting to climate change, says Mr Prodipto Ghosh, Distinguished Fellow, Earth Science and Climate Change Division, TERI.
The impacts on right to equality are also evident with the varying geography of India and a range of vulnerable populations, says Ms Harshita Kaur, Research Associate, Transport and Urban Governance Division, TERI.
With dwindling water resources, raising food output will be a challenge, says Dr Arvind Kapur, Distinguished Fellow, Sustainable Agriculture Division, TERI.
The Union government should allow federalism to function more effectively if it wishes to push human development, says Mr Nitin Desai, Chairman, TERI.
Removing institutional bottlenecks will attract foreign and domestic participation in India's nuclear energy programme, says Mr K Ramanathan, Distinguished Fellow, Electricity and Renewables Division, TERI.
It is time for a paradigm shift. The focus needs to shift from GDP growth to the creation of more productive and better-paying jobs, says Mr Ajay Shankar, Distinguished Fellow, TERI