Ongoing Projects

Enabling Cities to Implement Innovative Sustainable Urban Solutions

December 27, 2017
| Sustainable Habitat
| Climate Change

India is on the cusp of urbanisation with around 34% of the country’s population currently living in cities and a rate of urbanisation higher than most South Asian countries. By 2030, it is expected that 40% of India’s population will be living in urban areas, contributing to more than two-thirds of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP). High rates of urbanisation, industrialisation, and economic development are exerting significant pressure on civic services and infrastructure across cities in India.

Programme titled 'Climate Change and Sustainable Development' under the Framework Agreement between MFA and TERI 2016 - 2019 (NFA-II)

December 27, 2017
| Resources & Sustainable Development
| Climate Change
| Energy

The main objectives of this project are to: Integrate India's development objectives with concerns on climate change and, energy and resource security; Address knowledge gaps and provide solutions; Enhance stakeholder engagement for effective policy planning & implementation; Enhance outreach and awareness in the domains of climate change and sustainable development. 

Designing climate products and models for India

December 27, 2017
| Climate Change

The proposed work plans to continue with TERI's ongoing research with the objective of improving understanding of climate processes and its linkages at regional scales especially under the growing extreme climate event narrative using state-of-art dynamical modelling products.

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Environmental consultancy for Diesel Locomotive Emission Standards Project for Indian Railways

December 27, 2017
| Climate Change
| Environment

The objective of the project was to develop emission standards for PM and gaseous pollutants from diesel locomotives.

Climate policy assessment and Mitigation Modelling to Integrate national and global Transition pathways (COMMIT)

December 22, 2017
| Environment

The Paris Agreement's central aim is to strengthen the global response to the threat of climate change by keeping global temperature increase well below 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels and to pursue efforts to limit it even further to 1.5 degrees Celsius. In order to develop these strategies, scientific input on emission reduction potentials is needed not only at the country level but also at the global level to put national emissions pathways into the context of the global climate goal.

Analyzing implications of land-use-change coupled with climate change on surface runoff using a hydrological model: Case study of Goa

November 6, 2017
| Climate Change

The overall objective for the proposed work is to assess the impact of the land-use-change and projected climatic changes on the near surface hydrology across a watershed in Goa. The specific objectives of the proposed work are to: 1. Develop a modelling protocol that couples future climate data for different scenarios with a hydrologic model simulating stream flow; 2. Apply the modelling protocol to the study area on the watershed scale. Calibrate and validate the model for the proposed study area;

To implement awareness and information outreach activities, forming part of the non-investment component of India's HPMP Stage-I

September 1, 2017
| Climate Change

TERI will implement awareness and information outreach activities, forming part of the non-investment component of India's HPMP Stage-I through: (a) Production of quarterly Newsletter for Refrigeration and Air-conditioning (RAC) service technicians starting September, 2017 till September 2020; (b) Developing and circulating the quarterly newsletter.

Roadmap and action plan for implementation of a market based instrument for GHG reduction for the MSW sector in India

July 9, 2017
| Climate Change
| Waste

This Assignment will involve following two components: (i) Designing of a new Market Based Mechanism (MBM) with the following key steps: (a) Baseline assessments and setting the scope; (b) Determining and setting mitigation targets along with time-frame; (c) Ensuring market stability through design features like a price collar; (d) Setting up an oversight and compliance mechanism to enforce the target; (e) Stakeholder discussions and buy-in; and (ii) Providing policy recommendations and roadmap for implementation of the select MBM.

Strengthening Non-state Climate Action in the Global South

July 1, 2017
| Climate Change
| Environment

This project aims to fill two crucial gaps in the world's response to climate change by generating an evidence base to expand the participation and leadership of climate action by cities, companies, civil society groups, and other sub/non-state actors in the Global South, as well as the effectiveness of such action.

India Energy Efficiency Scale Up Program - TCAF – Program Information Note

April 24, 2017
| Climate Change

For this assignment, the scope of work is to create a Program Information Note (PIN) for Energy Efficiency Services Limited¿s (EESL) various initiatives under the Transformative Carbon Asset Facility (TCAF). This project will design carbon monitoring methodologies, primarily for EESL¿s various initiatives - including providing efficient ceiling fans and air-conditioners, efficient household lighting and street lighting - with an aim of enabling market-based carbon pricing and sectoral mitigation measures.