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We need a package of measures if we are serious about success of one principal Transport Demand Management (TDM) strategy, which in Delhi's case seem to be the odd-even system at the moment, says Ms Akshima Tejas Ghate, Fellow, Sustainable Habitat division, TERI.
The Paris agreement does not answer every question but it is an important first step towards finding a common solution, says Ms Aayushi Awasthy, Associate Fellow, Green Growth and Resource Efficiency division, TERI.
Policy-makers have begun to visualise the possibility of renewable sources of energy becoming viable replacements of fossil fuels, says Mr Siddharth Singh, Research Associate, Green Growth and Resource Efficiency division, TERI
Policy-makers need to encourage private providers to tackle challenges of inadequate mass transit systems, says Dr Prodipto Ghosh, Distinguished Fellow and Director, Earth Science and Climate Change division, TERI.
India needs early investments in energy efficiency and non-fossil power to achieve INDC goals, says Dr Manish Kumar Shrivastava, Fellow, Earth Science and Climate Change division, TERI.
India will be better served if, along with the developing country groups, it tries hard to negotiate for a fair and equitable climate deal, says Dr Ashish Aggarwal, Fellow, Earth Science and Climate Change division, TERI.
India's Intended Nationally Determined Contributions for the Paris summit must be seen as an opportunity to define a development trajectory that is distinctly different from that of the developed countries, says Dr R K Pachauri, Director-General, TERI.
Concerted, concentrated and sustained effort by various stakeholders under the overarching goal of Swachh Bharat Mission could propel India out of the sanitation shame, say Mr Ankit Tulsyan, Consultant and Dr Girija Bharat, Fellow, Water Resources Division, TERI.
A need to have a climate resilient approach in dealing with water security is the need of the hour, says Dr S K Sarkar, Distinguished Fellow and Director, Water Resources Division, TERI.