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Climate expert Dipak Dasgupta guest at Explained Live today
21 Dec 2022
| The Indian Express
To be meaningful, the loss and damage fund would need large amounts of money flowing in. The financial needs of developing countries to fund reconstruction activities after being hit by climate disasters runs into tens of billions of dollars every year, says, climate expert Mr Dipak Dasgupta, Distinguished Fellow, TERI, during Explained Live talk.
Read moreTERI's Outreach on 'Challenges and Opportunities from COP27: Experts Sum up Key Takeaways'
14 Dec 2022
| Asian News International
TERI with support from Bloomberg Philanthropies organised a session on "COP-27 Outcomes: From the perspectives of Policy, Research & Businesses" summing up views and setting expectations from a wide range of experts from the government, think-tanks and the industry. Dr Vibha Dhawan, Director General, TERI, highlighted the core contributions of the COP besides stressing on the fact that while developments with regard to certain key discussion agendas of the COP did happen, the
Read moreIndia can achieve Net Zero by 2047: Experts
09 Dec 2022
| Krishi Jagran
The 4th Annual Energy Finance Conference India, 2022, hosted by IIT-Madras, Centre for Financial Accountability, Indo-German Center for Sustainability and Climate Trends, features discussions on a variety of topics relating to Energy and Finance. According to Mr. Ajay Shankar, Distinguished Fellow, TERI, in his keynote talk, India should have the national ambition of achieving net zero by 2047 at 100 years of Independence and in time to restrict global warming to 1.5 degrees.
Read moreCOP 15: आज से 195 देश जैव विविधता बचाने के उपायों पर करेंगे चर्चा
07 Dec 2022
| Dainik Jagran
One million species are in danger of being extinct because to mining, pollution, farming, development, etc. Dr. Jitendra Veer Sharma, Senior Director, Land Resources, TERI, said, as expected from the old COP, this one will remain the same. What happens is that in developing countries, importance is not given to save biodiversity and natural resources. All that is needed from the COP is that people become aware of the problem.
Read moreIn new role as G-20 chair, India set to focus on climate
01 Dec 2022
| The Associated Press
According to Mr. RR Rashmi, distinguished fellow, TERI, the impact of lifestyle has not received as much attention in the global discourse as it should. He said that the issue might get some prominence at the G-20, which would be a victory for the Indian government, but critics argue the focus on lifestyle changes must be backed by policy to have credibility.
Read moreExperts to frame climate action plan for Mumbai Metropolitan region
22 Nov 2022
| The Times of India
A climate action plan is being prepared for the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) to enable authorities to tackle potential challenges posed by the likelihood of floods and rising temperature. As per the Environment Impact Assessment report of 2015 prepared by TERI, approximately 671.2 sq.km (15%) of MMR's total area is covered with wetlands and water bodies.
Read moreCOP of implementation has fulfilled expectations only partially
22 Nov 2022
| India Spend
Why did India suggest a phase-down of fossil fuels? Why is support for climate-change-induced loss and damages crucial? Why will the world not meet its goals of restricting global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius? Mr R.R. Rashmi, distinguished fellow, TERI, responded to Tanvi Deshpande of IndiaSpend.
Read moreLoss and damage fund major gain at COP27
21 Nov 2022
| Outlook India
The loss and damage fund conversation was pushed by the G77 plus China group of developing countries. The group of countries is vulnerable to the impacts of climate disasters. Mr Dipak Dasgupta, Distinguished Fellow, TERI, said, "A landmark loss and damage fund was finally agreed, but the details are yet to be worked out. This will be tough going. Finance was uppermost on everyone’s minds and the critical need of the hour but nothing substantively new emerged."
Read moreCOP27 approves ‘historic decision’ to set up ‘loss and damage’ fund to help poor countries; Indian climate experts welcome deal
20 Nov 2022
| The Tribune
Evokes mixed responses as there is no clarity on funding aR Rangements; it could have made a powerful commitment to phase out fossil fuels in the cuR Rent energy crisis. According to Mr R R Rashmi, distinguished fellow, TERI, the final text keeps the processes alive until the next COP. While a notional funding aR Rangement for L&D has been agreed upon, its shape and scale are far from clear. It is unlikely that calls on other crucial issues will be taken before the conclusion of the
Read moreCOP27 Diary, Day 11: Draft Texts Published; 'Worrying Inaction' on Fund for Loss and Damage
18 Nov 2022
| The Wire
The COP Presidency published the first draft text of the Cover Decision, which revealed that there is still no consensus on several crucial agenda items, such as the mitigation work programme and a fund for loss and damage, among others. In the draft, there is no decision on Loss and Damage, and only the institutional arrangements for Santiago Network are agreed upon, said Mr R. R. Rashmi, distinguished fellow, TERI.
Read more₹27k cr loss in 30 yrs in ecosystem services
17 Nov 2022
| The Times of India
Researchers from international climate research agency, Zero Carbon Analytics, estimate a loss of Rs 27,000 crore in "ecosystem services" of the Sundarban Biosphere Reserve in the last 30 years, over 80% of which is mangroves. Mr R R Rashmi, distinguished fellow, TERI, said if the money needed to mitigate the effects of climate change isn't found soon, the fragile ecosystem would get affected faster than
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