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Rallying For A World Where Development And Sustainability Go Hand In Hand

07 Apr 2023
| Outlook India

The Ministry of External Affairs, RIS, and TERI co-hosted the G20 India Second Development Working Group side event in Kumarakom, Kerala, experts underscored the unique challenges faced by developing countries, particularly the enormous costs of green transitions and the need to adhere to the principles of equity in just transition. Mr Manjeev Singh Puri, Distinguished Fellow, TERI, observed that the 'Global GDP savings rate is about 20 trillion USD, while the requirements for greening in

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G20 development Working Group meet begins at Kumarakom

06 Apr 2023
| The Hindu

The second G20 Development Working Group meeting under the G20 Sherpa Track kick-started at Kumarakom in Kerala on 6 April. The side event was organised by the Ministry of External Affairs and G20 Secretariat in partnership with Research and Information System for Developing Countries, The Energy and Resource Institute, United Nations in India, Digital Impact Alliance, and United Nations Conference on Trade and Development.

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BIMSTEC meet: Kolkata key to Act East Policy, says minister Rajkumar Ranjan Singh

26 Mar 2023
| The Times of India

Adaptation, inducing climate resilience and mitigation needed to be developed and implemented at regional level. All BIMSTEC member countries have nature-based solutions as a major approach committed as climate actions under the Paris Climate Agreement. Mangroves have one of the highest rates of carbon sequestration and there is a huge demand for carbon credits generated from restoration, plantations of mangrove areas, said Dr Yogesh Gokhale, Senior Fellow and Area Convenor, Centre for

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IPCC report a call to action for all, especially countries like India, say co-authors

22 Mar 2023
| The Economic Times

Mr Dipak Dasgupta, Distinguished Fellow, TERI, one of the Indian co-authors of the Synthesis Report of the IPCC Sixth Assessment Report released on 20 March, said rising sea levels are a matter of concern for the Indian subcontinent as it would affect the ecology and livelihood of millions of people living in coastal areas.

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Humanity still has a chance, close to the last one: World on ‘thin ice’ as UN climate report gives stark warning

21 Mar 2023
| The Tribune

UN Climate report is based on data from a few years ago. The calculations about fossil fuel projects already in the pipeline do not include the increase in coal and natural gas use after Russia invades Ukraine, said report co-author and climate economist Mr Dipak Dasgupta, Distinguished Fellow, TERI.

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1.5°C overshoot to cause irreversible harm: IPCC

21 Mar 2023
| The Hindustan Times

On 20 March 2023, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released its most recent Synthesis Report for decision-makers. "While we in India probably have very little to do with accelerating global warming, there is no doubt that we are a very large economy, and we do have a very significant contribution ongoing to global mitigation. Unfortunately, as a very large country in geography, we will be impacted quite heavily," says Mr. Dipak Dasgupta, Distinguished Fellow, TERI and co-

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Listen: 'Setting Up Smog Towers to Filter Polluted Air Is a Huge Waste of Taxpayers' Money'

21 Mar 2023
| The Wire

"Not just in big cities, but even in rural areas, people now breathe polluted air," says Dr Anju Goel, Fellow, TERI, during the podcast interview with Mr Sidharth Bhatia. Dr Goel thinks pollution should become a political issue like education, which will make a big difference.

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Women's Day Special (tête-à-tête) - Nothing is impossible

09 Mar 2023
| Agriculture Today Magazine

"Women should have confidence that nothing is impossible and they can overcome any problem through hard work", says Dr Vibha Dhawan, Director General, TERI, during the tête-à-tête with Anjana in the Women's Day Special of Agriculture Today.

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India's net zero ambition – The critical finance factor

09 Mar 2023
| The Times of India

Many developed countries have formally adopted a net zero GHG emissions policy by the mid-century. China has announced that it will reach net zero by 2060. India has announced its net zero by 2070. Any minimal consideration of equity would acknowledge that such a target is well beyond any reasonable contribution to GHG mitigation that India may be expected to make. Nevertheless, national policymakers have to consider whether this target is economically feasible, writes Dr Prodipto Ghosh,

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Do not profiteer from climate crisis: Yadav

06 Mar 2023
| The Hindustan Times

"We look to India and its influential role as presidency of the G20 to help us deliver a clear political framework and help shape the outcomes we must see at COP28," Mr Simon Stiell, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, said on February 25 at the World Sustainable Development Summit organised by TERI in New Delhi.

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India wants energy transition on its own terms — without phasing out coal and with more grants

27 Feb 2023
| The Hindu

India may be able to use its position as G20 leader this year to steer discussions on a deal toward scaling renewable capacity and investments in new technologies, said Mr. R.R. Rashmi, Programme Director, Earth Science and Climate Change, TERI.

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