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‘The way forward is through collectiveness rather than selectiveness’, notes PM Modi in his message at the World Sustainable Development Summit 2023
22 Feb 2023
New Delhi, February 22, 2023: Emphasizing that environment is not just a global cause, but the personal and collective responsibility of every individual, Prime Minister Mr Narendra Modi, in a message shared at the inaugural session of the 22nd edition of the World Sustainable Development Summit (WSDS) in New Delhi on Wednesday, noted that “the way forward is through collectiveness rather than selectiveness.”
Youth commit to promote ‘Sustainable Lifestyle’ during the Youth Climate Conclave 2023
21 Feb 2023
New Delhi, February 21, 2023: Youth from across the country joined together for 4th Edition of Youth Climate Conclave (2022-23) to discuss and deliberate on the most pressing issues related to climate action. The ‘Youth Pledge’, which is being drafted as part of the Conclave will be presented at the World Sustainable Development Summit 2023 (22-24 February 2023).
Guyana Vice President, Union Environment Minister, and COP28 President-Designate to inaugurate the World Sustainable Development Summit
21 Feb 2023
New Delhi, February 21, 2023: The Vice President of Guyana, the COP28-President designate, and the Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate will inaugurate the 22nd edition of the World Sustainable Development Summit (WSDS) hosted by The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) as it opens in New Delhi on Wednesday.
Sustainable development and climate resilience to be the focus areas for global leaders at the World Sustainable Development Summit 2023
16 Feb 2023
New Delhi, February 16, 2023: Ministers from across the world, top government representatives, political and thought leaders, and chiefs of international organizations will converge in New Delhi for the 22nd edition of the World Sustainable Development Summit (WSDS) hosted by The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) from February 22-24, 2023.
Green investments to get a big push with ‘green growth’ being a priority area in the Union Budget: TERI experts
01 Feb 2023
New Delhi, February 01, 2023: The focus on ‘green growth’, as one of the seven priority areas in the Union Budget presented by Union Finance Minister Ms Nirmala Sitharaman in Parliament on Wednesday, will lend a fillip to the transition towards decarbonization, and achieving the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and the larger net-zero goals, noted the experts at The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) in New Delhi.
TERI experts recommend provisions for Green Fund, and river policies at State and Central levels in Union Budget 2023-24
25 Jan 2023
New Delhi, January 25, 2023:With the Union Budget 2023-24 to be presented in Parliament on February 1, experts at The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), suggested a host of measures that will aid build in the concepts of sustainable development, climate resilience, and just transition into the core of the annual budget.
Economic strategy to climate action cannot be myopic, says Union Minister Smriti Irani at Davos
19 Jan 2023
Davos, January 19, 2023: Underscoring the need to prioritise sustainable living and make consumption climate friendly, Ms Smriti Irani, Union Minister of Women and Child Development of India, said ‘Lifestyle for the Environment – LiFE’ individualizes responsibility towards climate action. The Minister was speaking at a fireside chat organised by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, and Invest India in association with The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) at the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos on Thursday.
Industry leaders emphasize the need for partnerships across sectors to achieve India’s net-zero targets
17 Jan 2023
Davos, January 17, 2023: Industry leaders asserted the immense potential of India’s transitioning energy systems and emphasized the need to forge partnerships across private, public and philanthropic entities to aid the country in attaining its net-zero targets at a fireside chat organised by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, and Invest India in association with The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) at the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos on Tuesday.
India and Japan should take the common awareness on lifestyle reform to the world: Mr Bhupender Yadav and Mr Akihiro Nishimura at India-Japan Week event
12 Jan 2023
New Delhi, January 12, 2023: With India and Japan taking over the presidencies of G20 and G7 respectively, ministers for environment in India and Japan, Mr Bhupender Yadav and Mr Akihiro Nishimura, underscored the need for the two countries to take the common awareness of lifestyle reform to the world while leading the global discourse on climate change, biodiversity loss, circular economy and plastic pollution.
Experts advocate for green budgeting as a policy nudge to promote environmental sustainability
28 Dec 2022
New Delhi, December 28, 2022: Quite like the child and gender budgeting provisions in public budgets which address social objectives, experts at a National Webinar on Green Budgeting organized by The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) in New Delhi on Wednesday, emphasized the significance of having green budgeting as ‘the third leg of the triad of nudges’ so that environmental goals can be achieved as well. TERI’s ‘Green Budgeting’ portal which aims to be a one-stop resource on aspects associated with the policy innovation was launched during the webinar.