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TERI GCC to set up India's first digital carbon marketplace for clean energy projects

04 Mar 2026
| The Week

The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) has signed a MoU with Qatar-based Global Carbon Council (GCC) to establish India's first digital carbon marketplace for household and livelihood-based clean energy projects. Under the agreement, the partners will jointly explore the development of a fully digital Energy Access and Carbon Marketplace or integrate TERI’s flagship LaBL 2.0 (Lighting a Billion Livelihoods) projects into GCC’s World Bank-supported ASCENT Energy Access Portal.

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Energy security: The backbone of India’s AI future

02 Mar 2026
| The Economic Times

Dr Vibha Dhawan, Director General, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), brought the focus to adaptability. She suggested decentralised possibilities such as building-integrated solar and village-level production, while stressing that efficiency gains can dramatically change the equation, just as solar efficiency improvements already have.
 

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MoEFCC Secretary addresses Valedictory Session of TERI’s World Sustainable Development Summit 2026

28 Feb 2026
| Press Information Bureau

Secretary, Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Shri Tanmay Kumar, on 27 February 2026 delivered the valedictory address at the Silver Jubilee edition of TERI’s World Sustainable Development Summit (WSDS) 2026, in New Delhi. Addressing the august gathering, Shri Kumar said India is pursuing a model of development that integrates growth, poverty eradication, urbanisation, industrialisation and decarbonisation simultaneously, unlike the historical high-emission pathways

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World leaders, ministers, South Asian voices converge at WSDS 2026

28 Feb 2026
| The Pioneer

The 25th edition of the World Sustainable Development Summit (WSDS) 2026, organised by The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), advanced the global conversation on sustainability by spotlighting nature-positive development, green industrial transformation, future technologies, and renewed multilateral cooperation.
 

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Global energy transition away from fossil fuels not as fast as one hoped: UK think tank director

28 Feb 2026
| The Hindustan Times

The Energy Transitions Commission is a United Kingdom-based think tank, which focuses on economic growth and climate mitigation. It is currently working in India to expand clean electricity in the agriculture sector, in collaboration with The Energy and Resources Institute.

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TERI launches LaBL 2.0 to power green livelihoods in India

27 Feb 2026
| Manufacturing Today

At a pivotal moment in India’s clean energy transition, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) launched LaBL 2.0 at a ‘Dinner of Hope’ in New Delhi, aiming to leverage decentralised renewable energy for green livelihoods and women-led entrepreneurship. 

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"EU-India FTA will open new opportunities for companies in India": Sweden's Climate Ambassador

27 Feb 2026
| The Tribune

Mr Mattias Frumerie, Sweden's Climate Ambassador and Head of Delegation to the UNFCCC, stated on the sidelines of the World Sustainable Development Summit 2026 that India's upcoming Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) will strengthen cooperation with the EU and Sweden.

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From Stocktake warning to Himalayan coalition: WSDS 2026 calls for transformative climate action

27 Feb 2026
| The Pioneer

Global leaders, ministers and climate experts called for faster and deeper climate action at the 25th World Sustainable Development Summit (WSDS) in New Delhi, warning that incremental progress will not be enough to meet global targets.

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Bhupender Yadav Inaugurates TERI’s WSDS 2026, Calls for Structural Transformation in Renewable Energy and Sustainable Development

26 Feb 2026
| SolarQuarter

Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Mr Bhupender Yadav inaugurated the Silver Jubilee edition of World Sustainable Development Summit (WSDS) 2026, organised by The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), and launched ‘Him-CONNECT’, a dedicated platform aimed at linking Himalayan researchers with start-ups, industry leaders, investors and policymakers.

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India’s climate goals are clear, practical: Union Minister Bhupendra Yadav as Him-CONNECT launched at WSDS

26 Feb 2026
| The Indian Express

At the silver jubilee edition of the World Sustainable Development Summit (WSDS) organised by The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) in New Delhi, Mr Bhupendra Yadav, Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change launched Him-CONNECT. A platform aimed at translating research under the National Mission on Himalayan Studies into scalable, on-ground solutions.

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AI may widen inequalities if misused: ex-Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant

26 Feb 2026
| Business Standard

In his address at the World Sustainable Development Summit organised by The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), Mr Amitabh Kant, Ex-G20 Sherpa, Former NITI Aayog CEO stated while artificial intelligence (AI) would provide unprecedented impetus to global productivity, the technology could also widen inequalities around the world if not used for the benefit of people.

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