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Delhi needs to opt for smart water use and conservation. Green infrastructure is gaining traction in the city, but the government must also make blue infrastructure an integral part of its sustainability plans, write Ms Charu Bhanot, Research Associate, and Dr Sonia Grover, Fellow, Water Resources Division, TERI.
A new perspective needs to be developed based on risk assessments and effective solutions with measurable potentials, writes Ms Amrita Jha, Associate Fellow, Earth Science and Climate Change Division, TERI.
This needs increasing the Railways' share in freight transport to reach 45% by 2030, writes Ms Viral Dipakbhai Joshi, Research Associate, Transport & Urban Governance, TERI.
Recent progress in the alliance opens up prospects of a customised partnership and mutual growth, write Dr Vatsala Sharma, Associate Fellow, Resource Efficiency & Governance; Ms Khushi Gupta, Intern, TERI.
The government of India proposes to issue sovereign green bonds for the first time this year, writes Dr Asha Ram Sihag, Resource Efficiency and Governance Division, TERI.
Plans to accelerate available options (reducing highest-cost plants, shifting to 'cleaner' coal, delaying new capacity additions) will need strong social safety nets for disadvantaged communities and states, write Mr Dipak Dasgupta, Distinguished Fellow, Earth Science and Climate Change Division, TERI and Mr Jean-Charles Hourcade is former Director of CIRED in France.
The hurried adoption of JETP as a template for future Nationally Determined Contribution financing raises a number of questions, writes Mr R Rashmi, Distinguished Fellow, Resource Efficiency and Governance, TERI.
At the national and state levels, multiple initiatives are underway to address rising city temperatures. These are yet to cohere into city-wide cooling strategies, write Ms Megha Behal, Consultant, TERI and MrGreg Kats, CEO, Smart Surfaces Coalition.
Regulatory bodies are the key to ensuring efficiency of water use and transparency of pricing, write Dr Snehlata Tigala, Associate Fellow and Dr S K Sarkar, Distinguished Fellow and Senior Director, Water Resources Division, TERI.