World Sustainable Development Summit, 2022

In news– Recently, the Prime Minister of India inaugurated the Energy and Resources Institute’s (TERI) latest edition of the World Sustainable Development Summit (WSDS).

About the World Sustainable Development Summit (WSDS)-

It is the annual flagship event of The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI).
The WSDS 2022 was held under the umbrella theme of ‘Towards a Resilient Planet: Ensuring a Sustainable and Equitable Future’.
The Summit also saw participation of Ministers for Environment from about a dozen countries, representatives from the United Nations, heads of inter-governmental organizations, and delegates from 126 countries.
Instituted in 2001, the Summit series has marked 20 years in its journey of making ‘sustainable development’ a globally shared goal.
Perhaps the only Summit on global issues, taking place in the developing world, it has established itself as a responsible and an effective platform for mobilizing opinion-makers to identify and advance pioneering actions to address some of the most relevant issues concerning sustainable development.

The Energy and Resources Institute(TERI)-

It is a research institute located in New Delhi that specializes in the fields of energy, environment and sustainable development.
Established in 1974, it was formerly known as the Tata Energy Research Institute.
As the scope of its activities widened, it was renamed The Energy and Resources Institute in 2003.
The scope of the organization’s activities includes climate change, energy efficiency, renewable energy, biotechnology, and social transformation.
It also has an initiative named Lighting a Billion Lives to provide clean lighting access to the bottom of the pyramid communities.
It also conducts Green Olympiad in association with MoEF, an international environment examination that is annually organized for middle and high-school students.
Green Rating for Integrated Habitat Assessment (GRIHA) conceived by TERI and developed with the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, is a national rating system for green buildings in India.