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Climate and Us | COP27: A win for Loss and Damage, but fight for equity remains
07 Nov 2022
| Hindustan Times
While Loss and Damage funding being added to the official agenda is historic, financing mechanisms to ensure powerful outcomes remain elusive. The inclusion of the loss and damage issue as a topic on the COP agenda is welcomed, but Mr R R Rashmi, Distinguished Fellow, TERI, notes that this is linked to the outcomes of the CMA, Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Paris Agreement, which is different from COP.
Read moreCOP27 climate summit: What India can expect at UNFCCC meet in Egypt?
06 Nov 2022
| Business Standard
Climate finance is necessary for mitigation because large-scale investments are required to reduce emissions significantly. Mr R R Rashmi, Distinguished Fellow at The Energy and Resources Institute, said India hasn't benefited much from the $100 billion climate finance.
Read moreClimate finance: What India aims to achieve at COP27
05 Nov 2022
| Deccan Herald
The absence of a definition allows developed countries to greenwash their finances and pass off loans as climate-related aid. According to Mr R R Rashmi, Distinguished Fellow, TERI, and former climate negotiator under UNFCCC, any consensus on an enhanced scale of financial mobilization could be a welcome takeaway from COP27.
Read moreAt UN climate summit, India to flex its negotiating muscles
28 Oct 2022
| The Washington Post
Some groups of countries tend to think that all the financing for fossil fuels should be stopped and restricted. The problem with this, among other things, is that it ignores the efforts to achieve the sustainable development goals that many countries are making. Moving away from fossil fuels has to be a country-driven process. It is best left to them to decide which sectors to address first rather than addressing it globally, said Mr R R Rashmi, Distinguished Fellow at TERI.
Read moreCOP27: India to push for climate funds, hold ground on fossil fuels policy
25 Oct 2022
| SP Global
India may be the third largest emitting country in the world, but our position in absolute emissions is far, far lower than others. While India had its own growth plan that required a robust energy regime, nevertheless, the country had taken measures across transport, manufacturing, and power that would reduce climate impacts versus a 'business-as-usual' case, said Mr R R Rashmi, Distinguished Fellow, TERI.
Read moreRising temperature hits India's GDP by 5.4%, G20 members undermining climate efforts: Climate Transparency Report
25 Oct 2022
| Carbon Copy
Ms Suruchi Bhadwal, Director, Earth Science and Climate Change, TERI said extreme weather events in our regions have shown that the effects of climate change are increasing, and more and more people are being affected. The need to transform our energy systems is obvious, requiring support for technology/ best practice development and deployment at scales.
Read moreIndia suffered income loss of $159 billion in key sectors due to extreme heat in 2021: Report
20 Oct 2022
| The Hindu
Between 2016–2021, extreme events triggered by climate change caused damage to crops in over 36 million hectares and a $3.75 billion loss for farmers in the country. Ms Suruchi Bhadwal, Director for Earth Science and Climate Change, TERI, said the impacts of climate change are already being experienced with an increase in extreme weather events with more and more people and infrastructure affected.
Read moreSpotty policies, Ukraine war darken India's climate change targets
19 Oct 2022
| Business Standard
The Russia-Ukraine conflict will further slow down India's progress in meeting key goals. India has a very good track record in combating climate change compared to other countries, said Mr R R Rashmi, Distinguished Fellow, TERI.
Read moreCOP27: Holistic Approach to Climate Action, Sustainable Development to be Key Areas of Focus
07 Oct 2022
| The Weather Channel
Interacting with researchers at the field station of TERI, UN Climate Change High-Level Champion for the UNFCCC, Mr Mahmoud Mohieldin underscored the need to place sustainable development as a core issue in climate action, particularly since it has been sidelined from the climate agenda.
Read moreTime for Action: Sustainability and Beyond - Ideas to Solutions
06 Oct 2022
| The Economic Times
The finale session of The Economic Times Global Sustainability Alliance featured ambassadors from the UK, Denmark, Norway, Germany, Uruguay, along with Dr Vibha Dhawan, Director General, TERI as they discussed reconciling opportunities and challenges of climate-resilient development.
Read moreIndia's 2030 stronger climate targets set momentum
26 Sep 2022
| ET Energyworld
Mr R R Rashmi, Distinguished Fellow, TERI said that we should be focussing on 2030 instead of net-zero in the long run. While net zero is of course part of the discourse now, it needs to be seen from the context of strategic and sectoral decarbonisation policies, which are part of the long-term strategy and India is also moving in that direction.
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