Articles
An unexpected raid: A tale of communities and conservation from Nagaland
18 Dec 2018
"Rules are rules; we shall definitely fine the offenders. The village council has set the rules and we all need to obey the same.
Does access to energy cause human development ? A Granger causality check
11 Dec 2018
Not many have looked into the causality between the percentage of a country’s population with energy access and the corresponding rise in its human development score
Green growth intervention and job creation
11 Dec 2018 | Dr Anandajit Goswami| | Mr Saswata Chaudhury
Sufficiently skilled workers will be needed for employment in renewable energy and green building job markets in India
Unpacking the climate negotiations at COP24 – week 1
10 Dec 2018 | Ms Noemie Leprince Ringuet
The Energy and Resources Institute is attending the 24th Conference of the Parties (COP 24) in Katowice, Poland from 2nd to 14th December 2018. This is a summary of developments over the course of week 1, and an analysis of what can be expected for week 2.
A look at mining through the SDG lens
06 Dec 2018
Mr S Vijay Kumar, Distinguished Fellow, TERI, gave the keynote address at the Conference on Contemporary Mining Issues by the Mining Engineers Association of India (MEAI) in New Delhi
Reimagining the Role of the Chief Sustainability Officer
27 Nov 2018 | Mr Anirban Ghosh
Sustainability is a relatively new subject and the role of the Chief Sustainability Officer is newer still. The increase in regulations in the climate change space, need for non-financial business disclosures for investor organizations and the intensification of the international dialogue has made many organizations reposition the head of sustainability practice as a Chief Sustainability Officer (CSO).
De-risking solar investments in India
26 Nov 2018 | Dr Ashvini Kumar
There is a need for financial de-risking instruments to keep up the momentum of the country's progress in solar energy.
A tomorrow unlike yesterday: Transitions in the energy sector in India
21 Nov 2018
Two key determinants of energy transition - technology and finance - have space for business intervention
Assam and the economic costs of climate change
19 Nov 2018 | Ms Trisanki Saikia
Assam, due to its geographic location and poor socio-economic conditions, offers a good example of the need to take into account the economic burden of climate change