Projects

Ongoing Projects

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.

Organizing 5 day refresher course for IFS officers on the topic "Environment Economics and Accounting, Green GDP and Carbon Financing" during 4 - 8 September 2017

April 1, 2017
| Environment
| Climate Change

This 5 day course from 4th to 8th September will deliberate on deriving linkages between Green GDP and Environmental economics and accounting, keeping forestry sector at the center stage and will deliberate on the role of forests in providing various ecosystem services (ecological, economic, socio-cultural etc)

C-ICE: Counteracting effect of future Antarctic sea-ice loss on projected increases of summer Monsoon rainfall

March 20, 2017
| Climate Change

Introduction

South-Asian society and economy are heavily dependent on seasonal rainfall during the Indian Summer Monsoon (ISM). This rainfall has large spatio-temporal variability, the main pattern of which is expressed in an alternation of "break" and "active" phases. Break phases imply dry conditions over India’s main agricultural areas.

To assist the Institute for Governance & Sustainable Development (IGSD) with its Energy Efficiency Campaign

February 15, 2017
| Climate Change
| Energy Efficiency

To assist the Institute for Governance & Sustainable Development (IGSD) with its Energy Efficiency Campaign    Institute for Governance & Sustainable Development    The main objectives of this project are to: (1) Work with Energy Efficiency Services Limited, EESL and other partners on making available affordable in India super-efficient room AC with lower-GWP refrigerants which will be successful.

Assessing economic cost of impacts and adaptation in coastal areas in India

December 26, 2016

The main objective of this project is preparation of Third National Communication (TNC) and other new information to the UNFCCC project: Initiation of studies for the Third National Communication on Industrial Value Added (IVA) tax.

Research on policy instruments for achievement of India's NDCs

November 7, 2016
| Climate Change

The focus of the project is on the aspects related to implementing India's NDCs in both international and domestic context.

The following activities are being undertaken under this project:

- Review of Nationally Determined Contributions and tracking of implementation of mitigation actions

- Leveraging Climate Finance: Lessons from international and domestic best practices

- India's technology transfer needs for implementing ambitious NDCs

- Approaches for mainstreaming gender dimension into mitigation projects

Inter Model Comparisons of different transportation sector policies in India in support of NDC implementation

October 1, 2016
| Climate Change
| Sustainable Habitat
| Transport

The proposed research effort builds on technical collaboration and relationships established over the past few years through energy modelling and analysis with between Indian and U.S. Government partners and modelling teams under the SGWG. The modelling teams are engaged in a multi-year research collaboration seeking to build on this foundation to assist in decision making through analysis on the critical issue of transport and air quality.

Samanvay: Synthesis of Traditional and Modern - India's Approach to Sustainable Low carbon Development Pathways'

September 26, 2016
| Environment
| Climate Change

TERI will provide inputs for a publication on low carbon development pathways which have been adopted by the Indian government. Case studies from a range of sectors such as energy, agriculture, industry, forests, transport, urban growth, and sustainable building will be shared.