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Abstract
The revival of rapid economic growth is an urgent imperative for
India. At the same time, it is recognized that this growth must also be
ecologically sustainable to both address domestic concerns and take into
account the expectations of the international community. Energy choices
will, to a very large extent, determine how successful India will be in
this regard. Jairam Ramesh has, over the past three decades, been a key
policy-maker at both an administrative and political level and his work
has spanned all three areas of economy, energy, and the environment.
About the speaker
Jairam Ramesh is a 2014 Fall Fisher Family Fellow
with the Future of Diplomacy Project at the Harvard Kennedy School. He
is a Member of Parliament from Andhra Pradesh and a leader in
international climate negotiations. He was chief negotiator for India at
the 2009 United Nations Climate Change Conference held in Copenhagen,
Denmark, and has been a leading figure in international climate
diplomacy for years. Mr. Ramesh also played a key leadership role at the
Climate Change Summit in Cancun (2010) and at the UN Convention on
Biological Diversity (2009-2010). He held numerous high-level government
posts, including Indian Union Cabinet Minister for Rural Development
and Union Minister of State for Environment and Forests. He worked as an
Advisor to the Finance Minister during 1996-98, to the Deputy Chairman
of the Planning Commission during 1992-94, and to the Prime Minister in
1991. He has authored a number of government reports in area as diverse
as energy, technology, capital goods, industrial policy, and telecom.
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