Opinion

Climate: What can be done about India’s energy and resource consumption?

26 Oct 2021 |

| Mr Deepak Singh Rana

| Ms Tarishi Kaushik

| Hindustan Times

Over the years, numerous factors — rapid urbanisation, growing population, economic growth, and rising purchasing power in India — have led to the high consumption of energy and resources in buildings, write Mr Deepak Singh Rana, Associate Fellow and Ms Tarishi Kaushik, Research Associate, Sustainable Buildings Division, TERI.

India needs a comprehensive and integrated action plan on marine litter

18 Oct 2021 |

Mr Kaushik Chandrasekhar

Ms Mehar Kaur

| MoneyControl

With close to 80 percent of marine litter being attributed to land-based sources, there is a definite case for linking existing plastic waste rules to marine plastic litter, write Mr Kaushik Chandrasekhar and Ms Mehar Kaur are Associate Fellows, Environment and Waste Management Division, TERI.

View: On the road to taking carbon emissions off the road

13 Oct 2021 |

Mr Sharif Qamar

| Mr Promit Mookherjee

| Economic Times

Under a business-as-usual scenario, the transport sector could be responsible for around 1.5 gigatons of annual carbon emissions by 2050, write Mr Sharif Qamar, Fellow, Transport and Urban Governance Division, TERI and Mr Promit Mookherjee.

Why the developed world must be net-negative by 2050

12 Oct 2021 |

Mr Manjeev Singh Puri

Dr Shailly Kedia

| Hindustan Times

Net zero by 2050 by all countries individually seeks to bury the basic climate burden sharing principle of differentiation, write Mr Manjeev Singh Puri, Distinguished Fellow, Earth Science and Climate Change Division and Dr Shailly Kedia, Associate Director, Sustainable Development and Outreach Division, TERI.

Despite challenges, ESG investing is gaining momentum in India

28 Sep 2021 |

Dr Ria Sinha

| Money Control

While trends in ESG investing are positive, several challenges remain. The main among them is that there are definitional discrepancies, writes Dr Ria Sinha, Fellow, Resource Efficiency & Governance Division, TERI.

Why is a 'just transition' so important for India?

24 Sep 2021 |

Ms Mani Juneja

| Smart Energy International

Energy transition has led to the rise of a 'just transition' in the world now that ensures that it is inclusive in nature, writes Ms Mani Juneja, Research Associate, Resource Efficiency and Governance Division, TERI.

Charging infrastructure: The roadblock that could stop electric vehicles in their tracks

17 Sep 2021 |

Mr Shubham Thakare

| Mr Ashish Rawat, Mr Mukesh Kumar

| The Economic Times

To boost confidence amongst consumers, a readily available and fairly managed power distribution system for public and private charging infrastructure is necessary. Further, the electricity utilities in the city need to be ready to manage the increase in demand due to EV charging, write Mr Ashish Rawat, Project Consultant,  Mr Shubham Thakare, Research Associate and Mr Mukesh Kumar, Project Associate, Electricity & Fuels Division, TERI. To boost confidence amongst consumers, a readily available and fairly managed power distribution system for public and private charging infrastructure is necessary. Further, the electricity utilities in the city need to be ready to manage the increase in demand due to EV charging, write Mr Ashish Rawat, Project Consultant,  Mr Shubham Thakare, Research Associate and Mr Mukesh Kumar, Project Associate, Electricity & Fuels Division, TERI.

For climate finance, create a level playing field

15 Sep 2021 |

Mr Manjeev Singh Puri

| Ms Sharmila Chavaly, Adviser, National Institute for Smart Government

| Mr Manish Chourasia, Managing Director, Tata Cleantech Capital Ltd.

| Hindustan Times

John Kerry must back enhanced access to financial markets for developing countries, stepped-up grants, and multilateral financing, write Mr Manjeev Singh Puri, Distinguished Fellow, Earth Science and Climate Change Division, TERI, Ms Sharmila Chavaly, Adviser, National Institute for Smart Government and Mr Manish Chourasia, Managing Director, Tata Cleantech Capital Ltd.

Building a climate-resilient public health system

09 Sep 2021 |

Ms Meena Sehgal

| ET HealthWorld

To successfully tide over the crisis such as the Covid-19 situation, or the extreme weather related challenges of flooding and high temperatures, we need to envision and build a climate resilient public health system, writes Dr Meena Sehgal, Senior Fellow, Environment & Waste Management Division, TERI.

The costs of a net zero emission target

04 Sep 2021 |

Mr Manjeev Singh Puri

| Hindustan Times

Consider the political risk of accelerated decarbonisation.It will require additional investment, which will be diverted from other productive investments, write Mr Manjeev Singh Puri, Distinguished Fellow, Earth Science and Climate Change Division and Dr Garima Vats, Associate Fellow, Integrated Assessments & Modelling Division, TERI.