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G20 climate deal: Experts laud India’s balancing act in the face of fossil fuel debate
11 Sep 2023
| The Print
India will be happy with the global target of tripling of renewable energy capacity because it has already taken steps in this direction. Transition away from coal is possible only if RE is scaled up. India will also be pleased with the emphasis on energy efficiency, as it means financing can be directed towards these specific targets said Mr RR Rashmi, Distinguished Fellow and Programme Director, Resource Efficiency and Governance Division, TERI.
Read moreHow Delhi Declaration feeds into COP28 goals
11 Sep 2023
| The Hindustan Times
The Delhi declaration commits countries to achieve global net zero emissions by mid-century. Hopefully the advanced economies will recognise that they need to achieve this milestone well before 2050 said Mr Manjeev Singh Puri, Distinguished Fellow, Earth Science and Climate Change, TERI and Mr RR Rashmi, Distinguished Fellow and Programme Director, Earth Science and Climate Change, TERI said that the G20 declaration reflects a progressive yet balanced approach. On climate change and energy
Read moreAll-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.
Read morePromoting 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
Read moreHigh 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.
Read moreScientists 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.
Read moreNeed 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.
Read moreDMRC 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".
Read moreUS 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.
Read moreMan-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).
Read moreHas 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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