Opinion

Green building performance matters: measure it correctly!

02 Dec 2014 |
Ms Mili Majumdar
| The Economic Times (Blogs)

Sustainable site planning, water and waste management, use of low energy and environment friendly materials, use of renewable energy systems and several other aspects have significant importance in any green building rating system, says Ms Mili Majumdar, Director, Sustainable Habitat, TERI.

Pedaling towards a greener India

01 Dec 2014 |
| Outreach

Growing energy consumption and emissions from the transport sector have become a key concern in India; and cycling presents an excellent mitigation option to address these issues, say Ms Akshima T Ghate, Fellow; and Ms Megha Kumar and Ms Seema Singh, Research Associates, Sustainable Habitat Division, TERI.

Drawing lessons for planning climate resilient coastal cities

01 Dec 2014 |
| Outreach

Identification of various city, district and state level departments and drawing up appropriate institutional synergies between them would go a long way in ensuring integrated climate resilient development, say Dr Divya Sharma, Fellow and Ms Rozita Singh, Research Associate, Sustainable Habitat Division, TERI.

Science offers clear rationale for climate action

28 Nov 2014 |
Dr R K Pachauri
| Responding to Climate Change

Never has knowledge on all aspects of climate change provided a more compelling rationale for action than now, with the findings of the IPCC's Fifth Assessment Report, says Dr R K Pachauri, Director-General, TERI and Chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.

Dealing with hot air

22 Nov 2014 |
Dr R K Pachauri
| The Indian Express

For India, it is important to remember that mitigation measures intersect with other societal goals, creating the possibility of co-benefits or adverse side effects, says Dr R K Pachauri, Director-General, TERI.

How to avoid the climate change storm

20 Nov 2014 |
Dr R K Pachauri
| The Mark New

Humanity has a critical choice to make. We can continue to ignore the gathering threat of climate change and face growing peril from an increasingly unstable climate system, or we can embrace the many options we have to adapt to and mitigate climate change, and, in the process, build a world that we will be proud to leave to future generations, says Dr R K Pachauri, Director-General, TERI.

What 'Diwali' smog conceals

27 Oct 2014 |
Dr Shailly Kedia
| The Times of India

Rice cultivation in Punjab and Haryana is triggering an economic and ecological crisis, say Dr Prodipto Ghosh, Distinguished Fellow, Earth Science and Climate Change division and Ms Shailly Kedia, Fellow, Green Growth and Resource Efficiency division, TERI.

Cleaning Ganga holistically

24 Oct 2014 |
| The Financial Express

The Centre must involve states and weave other development plans into the Clean Ganga project, says Dr S K Sarkar, Distinguished Fellow, TERI.

Let's talk about the weather

22 Oct 2014 |
Dr R K Pachauri
| The Hindustan Times

Rising sea levels pose a significant risk to India's economic growth given our extensive coastline, says Dr R K Pachauri, Director-General, TERI.

Why Modi government doesn't need to worry about oil prices for now

10 Oct 2014 |
Mr Siddharth Singh
| Daily O

The new government is fortunate to have taken over at a time when international crude prices have stabilized, says Mr Siddharth Singh, Research Associate, Green Growth and Resource Efficiency division, TERI.