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The Council of Energy, Environment and Water, commonly known as CEEW, is a Delhi-based not-for-profit policy research institution. Some of CEEW’s research areas include resource efficiency and security; water resources; renewable energy; sustainability finance; energy-trade-climate linkages; integrated energy, environment and water plans; and climate geoengineering governance. The think-tank advises the Indian government.
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History
The CEEW was founded in 2010. The International Center for Climate Governance (ICCG), as part of its ‘Climate Think Tank’ standardised ranking, has rated CEEW as India’s top climate think tank in 2012 and 2013
In August 2014, Prakash Javadekar, the Indian Minister of State for Environment, Forests and Climate Change, released CEEW and WWF-India’s joint report ‘RE+ Renewables beyond Electricity Solar Air Conditioning and Desalination in India’
In 2015, CEEW has 17 employees including engineers, economists, social scientists, environmental scientists and management graduates.
Results of CEEW's research about environmental topics are widely reported in news outlets. The organisation is also involved in organising conferences about environmental topics.
Awards and Recognition
International Center for Climate Governance (ICCG) ranked CEEW 15th globally in 2012 and 27th globally in 2013 as part of its ‘Climate Think Tank’ standardised ranking. CEEW also featured across four categories of University of Pennsylvania's 2013 Global Go To Think Tank Index Report.