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The growing climate change crisis requires that major economies of the world intensify their shift to cleaner and renewable energy. It is moot how India shapes G20 response in this matter while protecting the needs of energy security and energy access, says Mr R R Rashmi, Distinguished Fellow, Resource Efficiency and Governance Division, TERI.
The cost of power from new thermal plants will exceed renewables, while pump storage is promising, says Mr Ajay Shankar, Distinguished Fellow, TERI.
The Earth's temperature has risen by 1.1°C since pre-industrial times. While this rise may appear minuscule, the world is already feeling its effects. A solution to this problem requires cooperation and coordination between a variety of players both at the global and national level. Building climate change solutions calls for a multilevel climate governance process that involves participation from all relevant societal segments, write Dr Neha, Senior Fellow and Area Convenor, Environment Education and Awareness, and Mr R R Rashmi, Distinguished Fellow and Programme Director, Centre for Global Environmental Research, TERI.
In the Indian context, since the late 1980s, the Government of India has given high priority and strong support to the development of agro-biotechnology in the country, write Dr Vibha Dhawan, Director General, TERI, and Dr Kiran Kumar Sharma, Programme Director, Sustainable Agriculture, TERI.
Impact investing in the social enterprises sector pursues the dual aims of providing net positive financial returns along with creating socio-economic value for the marginalized, and provides the promise of a future for sustainable businesses, write Mr Souvik Bhattacharjya, Senior Fellow and Associate Director, Resource Efficiency and Governance Division, TERI and Ms Mahima Mall, TERI School of Advanced Studies.
The needs of women and communities most vulnerable to climate change should be front and centre of negotiations in Sharm el Sheikh, writes We Mean Business CEO Dr Maria Mendiluce and TERI's Dr Vibha Dhawan.
The advanced industrial economies need to act now to decarbonise rapidly on a war footing. Their actions must match their rhetoric. That is the only hope to restrict global warming to 1.5 degrees, writes Mr Ajay Shankar, Distinguished Fellow, TERI.