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All-of-society approach needed make progress towards Paris Agreement goals: UN Global Stocktake report

09 Sep 2023
| News 9 live

The report is right in saying that there is a need to raise ambition and that much more action, on all fronts and by all actors, is needed to meet the long-term goals of the Paris Agreement said Mr RR Rashmi, Distinguished Fellow and Programme Director, Resource Efficiency and Governance Division, TERI.

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High hopes for climate and energy outcomes at G20 Summit as India takes lead

07 Sep 2023
| Deccan Herald

Despite India's push on the issue of fossil fuels it is unlikely there will be any language additional to what was agreed in Bali due to lack of global advancement and concrete action, on technology, hydrogen, blue economy, and circular economy said Mr RR Rashmi, Distinguished Fellow and Programme Director, Resource Efficiency & Governance Division, TERI.

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Promoting sustainable lifestyles: Metrics, instruments and proposals for G20

07 Sep 2023
| The Hindustan Times

The policy brief uses a composite index and indices on consumption developed by The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) in India, to assess the state of lifestyles and consumption in G20 countries and the European Union (EU); these consumption sectors include food, transport, and residential and waste management. The G20 can play a crucial role in promoting norms on sustainable lifestyles as well as informing actions by the use of evidence and exchange of good practices. This brief

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Scientists are asked if humans have broken the earth's climate

31 Aug 2023
| Clean Technica

In order to make the Earth habitable for future generations, we need to take drastic measures to reduce the concentrations of greenhouse gases says Ms Suruchi Bhadwal, Senior Director The Energy and Resources Institute.

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Need to shift Climate Change Narrative from Total Emissions to Per Capita Emissions of each country: Union Minister for Power and New & Renewable Energy

25 Aug 2023
| Press Information Bureau

Need to shift Climate Change Narrative from Total Emissions to Per Capita Emissions of each country says Mr R K Singh, Union Minister for Power and New and Renewable Energy during his Presidential Address at the Twenty-Second Darbari Seth Memorial Lecture, held in New Delhi on August 25, 2023, in memory of Late Shri Darbari Seth, the founder of TERI.

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DMRC to make passengers aware about CO2 emissions reduction due to Metro travel

10 Aug 2023
| The Economic Times

The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has launched a "CarbonLite Metro Travel" initiative for passengers to know how much carbon emissions they have saved while using the metro instead of petrol-fueled cars. "CarbonLite Metro Travel" was supported by research from the Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), Delhi, that each kilometer travelled by metro train instead of road vehicles "results in a noteworthy reduction of 32.38 grams of CO2 emissions".

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US EPA commits to lead Climate action

27 Jul 2023
| United News of India

The partnership of TERI and U.S. Consulate General Chennai will help reach students and teachers from 200 schools in Chennai, Puducherry, Kochi, Mumbai, Mangaluru, and Marmugao and provide them with an opportunity to learn more about science & environment and develop a sense of ownership and responsibility to safeguard oceanic health said Ms Saltanat M. Kazi, Fellow, TERI and Project In-charge, Ocean Matters.

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Man-made factors at play in city going under water, say experts

14 Jul 2023
| The Hindu

Carrying out construction on the floodplains obstructs the natural flow of the river. So, when the flow increases, the river recaptures its original flow area, flooding these areas says Mr Prasoon Singh, Fellow, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI).

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Has it shaken your kitchen too? Making sense of India's climate-driven tomato crisis

13 Jul 2023
| WION News

Climate change-related extreme weather events are a significant contributing factor to the present scarcity of tomatoes, said Mr Nimish Singh, Associate Fellow, TERI.

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Blues of green roles: India Inc struggles with ESG talent gap

03 Jul 2023
| The Economic Times

Owing to huge opportunity in the Climate Science, Green Skills and ESG sector, organisations that do not have sufficient technical expertise are reaching out to experts to develop a better understanding of the subject. Organisations with only a partial understanding can be damaging as some of their study recommendations might be adopted in policies and implementations. The only solution is to build capacity and provide the right exposure said Ms Suruchi Bhadwal, Senior Director, The Energy

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TERI has Built its Footprint Around the World Including its Impact on Climate Change," highlights R Mukundan as the institution enters its 50th year of institution

26 Jun 2023
| Business Standard

At a time when the world was still debating the life altering effects of climate change, TERI is spearheading policy, advocacy, and technological innovation regionally, nationally, and internationally.

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