A Green Technology Path for India
| Date | Friday, October 2, 2009 |
| Location | Stimson Center |
A Green Technology Path for India, with Prem Jha, Editor, Columnist, and Energy Advisor to India’s Climate Envoy
India faces daunting development and environmental challenges. Three quarters of the population live on less than two dollars a day and perhaps 600 million Indians lack access to electricity, requiring India to vastly expand energy services to power continuing economic growth. At the same time, India’s coastlines, agriculture, and water resources are highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. How can India meet its increasing energy needs while countering the rising risks from global warming? Please join us as Prem Jha, editor, energy author, and advisor to the Government of India, discusses recent work tracing a potential pathway using proven technologies and market incentives to shift India to a no-carbon energy system by 2060.
Prem Jha is a columnist with several major Indian newspapers including Outlook, The Hindustan Times, and The Deccan Herald. He has been Editor of Financial Express and The Economic Times, Economics Editor of The Times of India, and Information Advisor to the Prime Minister. Formerly a member of the energy panel of the World Commission on Environment and Development, he currently advises the Confederation of Indian Industry.
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