Pioneering Sustainability and Shaping the Future
As TERI entered its 50th year in June 2023, it marked a significant milestone in celebrating its extensive and prominent legacy as a think tank involved in sustainable development, energy, and climate change. TERI’s mission is to usher transitions to a cleaner and sustainable future through the conservation and efficient use of energy and other resources and innovative ways of minimizing and reusing waste. These activities reflect TERI’s commitment to promoting sustainable development, addressing energy challenges, and advancing environmental conservation through research, policy engagement, capacity building, technology development, and on-the-ground projects.
Our visionary abilities have been apparent from the beginning even when we started out as the Tata Energy Research Institute almost 50 years ago. During a time when energy and sustainable development were scarcely discussed in the mainstream discourse, we were at the forefront, dedicating ourselves to research and dialogue on these crucial subjects.
From the visits of high-level dignitaries such as H.E. King Charles in 2003 and H.E. Ursula Von der Leyen, President of the European Commission acknowledging TERI’s contribution to accelerate and enhance India’s climate action efforts to being recognized amongst the top eight think tanks working in the climate and energy space globally, we have made an indelible mark as a research and technology think tank not only in India but internationally.
This story is from the August - September 2023 edition of TerraGreen.
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