The Energy and Resources Institute

The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) is a think tank developing solutions to global problems in the fields of energy, environment and current patterns of development. TERI has established several regional centers in India, as well as affiliate institutes in the US, Europe, Japan, Malaysia and the Gulf Region. TERI was formally established in 1974 with the purpose of tackling and dealing with the immense and acute problems that mankind is likely to face within in the years ahead - on account of the gradual depletion of the earth's finite energy resources which are largely non-renewable - on account of the existing methods of their use which are polluting. Over the years the Institute has developed a wider interpretation of this core purpose and its application. The central element of TERI's philosophy has been its reliance on entrepreneurial skills to create benefits for society through the development and dissemination of intellectual property.