GRIHA Council hosted its 14th annual GRIHA Summit on the theme ‘Towards Net Positive Habitats’ on December 15-16. Issues related to the building sector and other allied sectors such as mobility, urban services, electricity services, and waste management on a net-zero emissions pathway were the prime topics of discussion.

As the Secretariat of the National Transport Decarbonization Council, TERI developed three discussion papers after rigorous consultation with diverse stakeholders engaged in India’s transport sector to come up with strategies and policy interventions aimed at decarbonising the country’s transport sector through significant emission reduction.

A new book brought out by TERI, looks at shifting cultivation as not merely an alternative method of farming, but a form of landscape management that has evolved over centuries of experimentation. The book provides information and insights on the role of a traditional agricultural practice such as shifting cultivation can play in the move towards a sustainable world.

TERI organised a National Webinar on Green Budgeting on December 28. Led by experts from TERI and ADRI, the webinar helped raise awareness on the concept and method of green budgeting among key stakeholders including governments, researchers, and civil society organisations.

TERI along with Bloomberg Philanthropies, organized a session on session on ‘COP27 Outcomes: From the perspective of Policy, Research and Business’ on December 13. The session discussed how India views the outcomes of COP27 and what can and should be expected from different actors in light of India’s Long-Term Low-carbon Emission Development Strategy (LT-LEDS).

The Department of Science, Technology, and Environment, Government of Puducherry, the Finance Department, Govt of Puducherry, and TERI organized a workshop to orient state officials on Green Budgeting on December 9.

TERI along with Frost & Sullivan organized the Sustainability 4.0 Awards 2022 that work towards enabling businesses take more logical and sustainable decisions to ensure long-term stakeholder value. The awards highlight the linkages between an organisation’s strategy, governance and financial performance, and the social, environmental and economic context it operates in.

TERI and Assam Agricultural University (AAU) signed an MoU to collaborate on projects to improve life in the Northeastern region develop the agriculture sector and reduce carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gasses. The MoU was signed by Dr Dipankar Saharia, Senior Director, TERI, and Dr Ashok Bhattacharyya, Director, Research, AAU, in the presence of Dr Vibha Dhawan, Director General, TERI, and Dr Bidyut Chandan Deka, Vice Chancellor, AAU.

TERI is seeking applications for the Clean Air Action project from students in grades 9-12, teachers, and schools in the cities of Lucknow, Kanpur, Nashik, and Pune. The project will comprise a set of activities implemented by schools to improve the air quality in their surroundings. Students and teachers will be designing and implementing these projects around their schools to change students’/community behaviour towards their immediate environment.