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The Energy and Resources Institute
24 February 2012
New Delhi
JanuaryFebruary 2012
Delhi SuStainableDevelopment SummitProtecting the global commons:
20 years post Rio
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From the Di rector -Generals desk . . .
R K Pachauri
Director-General, TE RI
T he Delhi Sustainable Development Summit has now become themost prominent gathering, held annually anywhere in the world toocus on issues o sustainable development. The Summit itsel was launched
in 2001, and has gained momentum and relevance because there is now a
growing awareness across the globe and on the part o all stakeholders to
see that the concept o sustainability is translated into action on the ground
and into policies that bring about a transition to a sustainable pattern
o development.DSDS 2012 ocused on protecting the global commons and this is a
subject, which has been receiving great attention over the last 50 years, but
has not really aroused the social conscience o policy-makers in dierent
countries, who predictably ocus on narrow and short-term priorities that
seem to dominate politics rooted in elections and the normal practice o
democracy. Typically, thereore, the global commons, which by denition
are really nobodys direct property or responsibility, are neglected both in
private decisions and those o governments that represent narrow national
interests. Yet, the benets and services we derive rom the global commons
are o incalculable value and to that extent as we continue with depletion,
degradation, and damage to these commons, so also are we reducing the
potential benets that human society has been thriving on since time
immemorial. I we do not bring about a reversal in our responsibility orprotection and conservation o the global commons, humanity will have
to pay an increasingly heavy price in the years ahead. A very pertinent
example o the implications o damaging the global commons is related to
the increased concentration o greenhouse gases in the earths atmosphere.
Since the atmosphere o this planet benets all, but is the direct
responsibility o no single entity, we have continued with indiscriminate
dumping o these gases into the earths atmosphere. This has led to climate
change, which not only has an impact on all economic activities across the
world, but also on the ecosystems essential or the survival o species across
the length and breadth o our planet.
DSDS as an annual event can really not solve, in any eective
way, any o the major problems that we have in the world linked with
unsustainable use o natural resources and their progressive degradationand depletion. However, by collecting some o the nest minds drawn rom
various countries o the world and by convening an assembly o decision
makers at the highest level, DSDS is able to bring into the consciousness
o the worlds oremost policy-makers knowledge that would perhaps
otherwise be ignored in dealing with the challenge o sustainability. The
act that both the magnitude and the quality o participation in successive
Summits has been on the increase, it can be concluded that DSDS is now
looked on as an essential part o the global calendar or people who are not
only concerned with issues o sustainable development, but can actually
make a dierence in implementing the concept o sustainability in real lie
conditions. We now know that the world is seriously engaged in assessing
the easibility o patterns o growth that are greener and embody a large
component o sustainability. Consequently, the Summit theme or next year
would be The Global Challenge o Resource Ecient and Low Carbon
Development. For us as organizers o DSDS, it is a source o gratication
and pride that TERI has launched this Forum, which has the potential or
redening the concept o development or the betterment not only o the
current generation, but also o generations yet to come.
TERI Governing Council
Chairman
Research and Support DivisionsEnergy Environment Policy
Centre or Environmental Studies
Western Regional Centre
Modelling and Economic Analysis
(Including GIS)Transport and Urban Development
Centre or Resources and the Environment,
Bengaluru
Climate Change
Centre or Global Environment Research
Forestry and Biodiversity
Water Resources
Water Resources Policy and Management
Regulatory Studies and Governance
Energy Regulation and Practice
Centre or Regulatory Impact Assessment
Centre or Competition Promotion
Resources and Global Security
Centre or Global Agreements, Legislation,
and TradeMinerals and Metals
Science and Technology
Resources and Development Economics
Energy Environment Technology
Resource Efcient Process Technology
Applications
Renewable Energy Technology Applications
Biomass Energy Technology Applications
Centre or Research on Sustainable Building
Science
GRIHA (Green Rating or International
Habitat Assessment)
Industrial Energy Efciency
Industrial Energy Efciency & Sustainable
Technologies
Industrial Energy (Bengaluru)
Decentralised Energy Solutions
LaBL
Social Transormation
Rural and Renewable Energy, Delhi
Rural Extension Activity
Environmental Education and Awareness
Relocation and Rehabilitation
Youth Education and Action
Biotechnology and Bioresources
Centre or Mycorrhizal Research
Plant Tissue Culture and Molecular Biology
Micropropagation Technology Park
Environmental and Industrial
Biotechnology
Plant Biotechnology
Microbial Biotechnology
Bioremediation TechnologyAgricultural and Rural Extension
Biotechnology
North-Eastern Regional Centre
Sustainable Development Outrea
DSDS
TERIBCSD India
Film and Television Unit
Communications Group
Inormation Technology and Serv
Centre or IT Inrastructure and Net
Centre or IT Applications
Technology Dissemination & Ent
Development
TERI Press
Accounts
Secretaries (Administrative Services an
Personnel
Project Monitoring
Purchase
Administrative Services
TERI Technologies Ltd
Human Resources Development
HR Cell
Training & Development
Recruitment
Support Services & Protocol
Library and Inormation Centre
Despatch
Housekeeping
Receptionists
Support StaTelecommunications and Transport
Tour Travel and Programme
Director-Generals Ofce
TERI University
Southern Regional Centre, Benga
and TERI Mumbai
TER I Worldwide
TERI North America, Washington, D
TERI Europe, London, UK
TERI Gul Centre, Dubai, UAE
Representation in Japan, Malaysia, an
Arica
Dr A Ramachandran
Former Under Secretary-General, United Nations, High Grounds, Bengaluru, India
Vice Chairman
DrRKPachauri
Director-General, TER I, New Delhi, India
Members
Prof.BVSreekantan
Honorary Visiting Proessor, Culture, Cognition and Consciousness Unit, Nation
Institute o Advanced Studies, Indian Institute o Science, Bengaluru, India Dr(Mrs)WakakoHironaka
Member, House o Councillors, Tokyo, Japan
MrDeepakSParekh
Chairman, Housing Development Finance Corporation Ltd, Mumbai, India
DrMKBhan
Secretary, Department o Biotechnology, Ministry o Science and Technology,
Government o India, New Delhi
MrCaioKoch-Weser
Vice Chairman, Deutsche Bank Group, Winchester House, London
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World Sustainable Development Forum (WSDF) is a conduit to identify, analyse, and disseminate poli
interventions to enhance human well-being in the present and create conditions for a sustainable futur
It was established in 2005 as a platform to create awareness of and ensure action towards meetin
the objectives of sustainable development. This Forum has been inspired by the success of the DSDand the need for spreading the message from each annual summit to different parts of the world. In i
endeavour, the WSDF has been able to secure patronage of a group of highly distinguished global leade
drawn from government, industry, and the academia, as well as opinion-makers in a world characterize
by locale specic socio-economic and environmental priorities. Given diverse developmental imperativ
across regions, WSDF conducts Regional Sustainable Development Summit (RSDS) annually, to focus o
sustainable development issues regionally.
The rst regional summit held under the WSDF-RSDS series was held in Shirakawa, Japan in 200
as a Policy Forum on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development. This was followed by th
second WSDF summit in 2007, held in Tunisia, focusing on Climate Change Strategies for the African an
Mediterranean Regions. The year 2009, witnessed two regional summits, one held in Athens, Greec
with the emphasis on Climate Change and Challenges for Future Generations and the other in Manil
the Philippines focusing on Climate Change in the Asia Pacic Region.
WSDF Advisory Group Members
P Ms Lorraine Bolsinger, President and CEO, GE Aviati
P Dr Adnan A Shihab-Eldin, Former Acting Secreta
General, Director of Research at OPEC; Advisor to Kuw
Petroleum Corporation, Austria
P Mr Warren Evans, Director of Environment, The Wo
Bank, USA
P Dr Prodipto Ghosh, Former Secretary, Minist
of Environment and Forests, Government of Ind
Distinguished Fellow, TERI
P
Ms Frannie Leautier, Former Vice President, WoBank Institute, Washington, DC; Managing Partner of T
Fezembat Group
P Dr Bindu N Lohani, Vice-President (Finance a
Administration), Asian Development Bank
P Dr Ligia Noronha, Director, Resources and Glob
Security Division, TERI
P Dr Pal Prestrud, Director, Center for Internation
Climate and Environmental Research Oslo, Norway
P Dr Leena Srivastava, Executive Director, TERI
P Dr Kazuhiko Takeuchi, Vice Rector, United Natio
University
P Mr Georges Valentis, Managing Director, The Instit
Veolia Environnement, France
P Prof. Wei Zhihong, Former Director, Global Clima
Change Institute, Tsinghua University
The WSDF Patrons and Advisory Group members me
annually, providing an opportunity for the Secretariat
submit an update of activities under the Forum for each ye
and to stimulate discussions on the Forums way forward
WSDF
For further details, contact
The WSDF Secretariat, TERI, Darbari Seth Block, IHC Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi 110 003
Tel. +91 11 2468 2100 or 4150 4900 Fax +91 11 2468 2144 or 2468 2145
E-mail wsdf@teri.res.in Web www.wsdforum.org
World Sustainable Development Forum
List of WSDF Patrons
P Mr Kof Annan, Former Secretary-General, United
Nations; and President Global Humanitarian Forum,
Geneva
P Lord John Browne, Former Group Chief Executive,
British Petroleum Co plc
P HE Mr Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, Former President,
Republic of Maldives
P HE Mr Olafur Ragnar Grimsson, President of Iceland
P HE Ms Tarja Halonen, President of Finland
P Mr Jeffrey R Immelt, Chairman and Chief Executive
Ofcer (CEO), General Electric Company, USA
P Mr Haruhiko Kuroda, President and Chairperson, Board
of Directors, ADB
P Dr Jose Antonio Ocampo, Professor at the School of
International and Public Affairs; Fellow of the Committee
on Global Thought at Columbia University; former Under
Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs, United
Nations
P Shri Jairam Ramesh, Honble Minister of State for
Environment and Forests (Independent charge)
P Prof. Jeffrey D Sachs, Director, Earth Institute; and
Special Advisor to the Secretary- General of the United
Nations
P Mr George Soros, Chairman, Soros Fund Management,
LLC and Founder of the Open Society Institute*
P HE Mr Jens Stoltenberg, Prime Minister of Norway
P Dr Shoichiro Toyoda, Honorary Chairman/Member of
the Board, Toyota Motor Corporation, Japan
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Doing Business:
While Protecting the Global Commons
prcg g cs: 20 yrs s R12th Delhi SuStainable Development Summit
Curtain Raiser to
W RLD9th
Sustainability Summit
2012
Inaugural Session
Inauguration by Mr Anand Sharma, Honble
Union Minister o Commerce and Industry andTextiles, Government o IndiaWelcome and opening Dr R K Pachauri, President, TERI-BCSD and Director-General, TERISpecial remarks Mr Peter Bakker, President, World Business Council or SustainableDevelopment, SwitzerlandPMr Sudhir Vasudeva, Chairman and Managing Director, ONGC LtdKeynote address Dr Sam Pitroda, Chairman, National Innovation Council, Governmento India & Advisor to the Prime Minister on Public Inormation Inrastructure & InnovationsVote of thanks Ms Annapurna Vancheswaran, Director Sustainable DevelopmentOutreach, TERI
This session was initiated by
Dr R K Pachauri; who spoke
about the impact o climate
change and greenhouse gasemission on global commons,
and the eects o their
destruction on society. As an example o these eects,
Dr Pachauri mentioned the impact o climate change
on sea-level rise in coastal areas. Mr Peter Bakker
revealed how in India, a greater number o people are
being made aware o sustainability. Mr Bakker also
stated that business has a clear role to play in ensuring
sustainability. Mr Sudhir Vasudeva shed light on
sustainable development
in terms o his work in
the hydrocarbon sector.
He illustrated a ve-point agenda; dealing
with a companys carbon
ootprint, the role o small
businesses, initiation o
outreach or sustainability,
global citizenship, and issues o ethics and morality.
Dr Sam Pitroda emphasized that developmental
modules based on 20th century experiences are not
sustainable or desirable, and we need to critically
analyse them. According to Dr Pitroda, sustainability i
a buzz word that everybody is concerned about. Healso illuminated Gandhis thoughts on sustainability.
Mr Anand Sharma spoke about the role o
Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) in relation to
sustainable development, and the potential o
green and clean technology in the cause o sustainabilit
Ms Annapurna Vancheswaran delivered the vote o
thanks.n
Mr Anand Sharma
Dr Sam Pitro
Sustainability 2050 - 9+ billion people who all live wellwithin the boundary of the world.
Mr Peter BakkerPresident, World Business Council or Sustainable Development, Switzerland
As they said it
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Panel Discussion I
Doing Business while Protecting the GlobalCommons: Case studies and lessons learntsince Rio 1992Chairperson and Moderator Mr Nitin Desai, Chairman, TERI-BCSD and Former UN
Under Secretary GeneralPanelists Ms Aime Christensen, Founder & CEO, Christensen Global Strategies, LLCand Strategic Adviser, Prince o Waless Business & Sustainability ProgrammeP Mr AjitGulabchand, Chairman and Managing Director, HCC LtdP Mr Anil Jain, Chairman andManaging Director, Jain Irrigation Ltd P Mr Philippe Joubert, Deputy Chie ExecutiveOfcer, AlstomP Dr Bindu N Lohani, Vice-President, Knowledge Management andSustainable Development, Asian Development BankP Dr Ajay Mathur, Director General,Bureau o Energy EfciencyPMr Nitin Paranjpe, CEO and Managing Director, HindustanUnilever LtdP Mr Venkatesh Valluri, Chairman, India Region, Ingersoll-Rand (India)Limited
Former Under Secretary General or Economic and
Social Aairs o the United Nations, Mr Nitin Desai,
chaired and moderated the rst panel discussion at the
World CEO Sustainability Summit. As 2012 has been
designated the International Year o Sustainable Energyor All by the UN; it was appropriate that the Special
Advisor to the United Nations High Level Group o
Sustainable Energy or All, Ms Aimee Christensen,
emphasized the roles and responsibilities o business
development, and the necessity to internalize
externalities or sustainability. Ms Christensen
subsequently spoke about the requirement o mutual
cooperation between businesses and government as an
essential pre-requisite or sustainable development.
Mr Ajit Gulabchand, the Chairman and Managing
Director o the Hindustan Construction Company,
drew upon his vast experience in the areas o sustainab
development and disaster resource management to
describe how water resource management is an essent
part o the movement towards sustainability. Mr
Gulabchand also spoke about ensuring the reusability
and recyclability o water resources. Mr Anil Jain
emphasized the role o irrigation in ood and water
management, and spoke about the impact o water
recycling; which is a orm o renewable energy in the
realm o sustainable agriculture.
Mr Philippe Joubert talked about carbon emissions
and carbon ootprints as major issues related to
sustainability, and mentioned the kind o research and
development that is needed to address this problem.
Dr Bindu N Lohani talked about the role o policy-
makers in sustainable development; in addition, he also
addressed the need or orest conservation as a crucialcomponent o sustainability.
Dr Ajay Mathur shed light on energy eciency
and sustainability, while Mr Nitin Paranjpe addressed
the role o water resources as sources o renewable
energy. Mr Venkatesh Valluri spoke about the use o
conversion strategies as one o the possible solutions o
sustainable development; expanding this idea to cover
business conversion, technology conversion, and socia
conversion. n
MsAimeChristensen
MrAjitGulabchand
MrAnilJain
MrPhilippeJoubert
DrBinduNLohani
MrNitinParanjpe
MrVenkateshValluri
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Panel Discussion II
Business Challenges and Opportunities ina Transition Towards a Green and InclusiveEconomy: Helping change happenChairperson and Moderator Mr Yvo de Boer, Special Global Advisor, Climate Change and
Sustainability, KPMG; Former Executive Secretary o UNFCCCPanelists Mr Raghupathi N Cavale, Vice-President India Business, Inosys LtdP Dr Joseph Fiksel, Sustainability Advisor, US EPA; Executive Director, Center orResilience, The Ohio State UniversityP Mr Girish Aivalii, Country Head, Developmentand Sustainability Banking, YES BankPMr M S Mehta, Group CEO, VedantaP Mr RajivRanjan Mishra, Managing Director - India, CLP Power India Pvt. Ltd PMr Noel Ryan,President, Danoss IndiaP Mr Arun Seth, Chairman, BT India & Alcatel Lucent India &Vice-Chairman, TERI-BCSD
Mr Yvo de Boer chaired and moderated the session
invoking Gandhijis wordsOur planet can
accommodate our need, but not our greed. Mr
Raghupathi N Cavale emphasized on inclusive andsustainable growth and ocused on the IT, telecom, and
automation industries with regard to energy eciency.
He also talked about energy saving in the agriculture
and banking sectors, and how progress was being made
in the right direction. Dr Joseph Fiksel raised concerns
about the rapid and rampant consumption o the
existing pool o natural resources as a result o which the
pool was ast depleting. He also stated that India could
be a laboratory or innovation and provision o concrete
and workable solutions in sustainable development,
and mentioned about dematerialization as a solution
or a sustainable environment. Talking about the role o
banking in environment, Mr Girish Aivalii emphasized
on the need or adopting sustainable practices and
excellent management systems. Mr M S Mehta
ocused on ood security and energy security as well as
conservation o natural resources. The main ocus o
the deliberations moved to the power sector where Mr
Rajiv Ranjan Mishra spoke about the role o the power
sector in maintaining a sustainable environment and thprogress made thus ar. On a dierent note, Mr Noel
Ryan talked about the acceleration o the process o
urbanization in India, which is proving to be a challeng
to the restoration and maintenance o the ecological
balance. In his address, Mr Arun Seth ocused on the
business ecosystem in the telecom sector and the move
towards a sustainable environment.n
MrYvodeBoer
DrJosephFiksel
MrRaghupathiNCavale
MrGirishAivalii
MrNoelRyan
MrRajivRanjanMishra
As they said it
Policy-making goes hand in hand with strategy to build theatmosphere for sustainable development.
Mr Raghupathi N CavaleVice-President India Business, Inosys Ltd
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The high level session was introduced by Dr Kandeh K Yumkella where he set the
theme or the discussion by highlighting three targets that need to be achieved by
2030, namely; ensuring universal access to modern energy, doubling the rate o
improvement in energy eciency, and doubling the share o renewable energy in the
global energy mix. Mr Erik Solheim stressed upon the public-private partnership
where the grants/unds should lead to leveraging investments towards technology-neutral
modern energy access programmes. Dr Farooq Abdullah suggested measures towards
cutting down subsidies on kerosene and diesel so as to mobilize resources or renewable
energy promotion and environmental protection. Dr R K Pachauri urged the proactiveparticipation o big corporates in the eld o research and development to cater to the
needs o the society at large. He urther emphasized the need or awareness creation at the
household level to adopt clean and energy ecient technologies. Mr David Sandalow also
stressed on taking energy ecient products to the market and up-scaling them.
The session also witnessed interesting discussions on recognizing traditional local
knowledge and skills, where Dr Elinor Ostrom identied some o the best practices
in Arica and Asia. Mr Peter Bakker mentioned the importance o stable policies and
regulatory regimes to support the initiatives taken by the private sector. Dr Bindu
N Lohani raised some pertinent issues like modalities o leveraging private money,
diculties in taking projects to remote and ar fung rural areas, and linking energy
projects with income generating activities. Mr Patrice Coeur-Bizot advocated the
importance o capacity building to strengthen the energy security projects.n
Regional Rollout of the International year of Sustainable
Energy for All (SEFA)
High Level Panel Discussion
Co-Moderators Dr Kandeh K Yumkella, Director General, United Nations Industrial Development Organization, Austria PDr R K Pachauri, Director-General, TERI, IndiaHigh Level Panelists PHE Mr Erik Solheim, Honble Minister o the Environment and International Development, Ministry o the Environment and International Cooperation, Norway PDr Farooq Abdullah, Honble Union Minister o New and Renewable Energy, Government o India and Member o the UN Secretary Generals High Level Group on the Sustainable Energor All Initiative PNobel Laureate Dr Elinor Ostrom, Proessor, Indiana University, USA PMr Peter Bakker, President, World Business Council or Sustainable Development, SwitzerlandPMr Patrice Coeur-Bizot, UN Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative, India P Dr Bindu N Lohani, Vice-President, Knowledge Management and SustainableDevelopment, Asian Development Bank, Philippines PMr David Sandalow, Assistant Secretary or Policy and International Aairs, US Department o Energy, USA
Dr Kandeh K Yumkella
Dr R K Pachauri
HE Mr Erik Solheim
Dr Farooq Abdullah
Nobel Laureate Dr Elinor OstromDr Bindu N Lohani Mr David SandalowMr Patrice Coeur-Bizot Mr Peter Bakker
Concluding Remarks/Way
ForwardP Mr Nitin Desai, Chairman, TERI-BCSD and Former UN Under Secretary GeneralP Mr Peter Bakker, President, World Business Council or Sustainable Development,
Switzerland
Mr Peter Bakker delivered the vote o thanks and
also mentioned that dematerialization could be a
solution or a green uture and sustainable environment.
According to Mr Bakker, the rst panel ocused on
technical perceptions o sustainability while the second
panel emphasized on the role o business leadership or
a move towards sustainability. Mr Nitin Desai used the
keyword Optimus or the World CEO Sustainability
Summit and mentioned about the integration otechnologies or achieving the goal o sustainable
development. n
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D a y 1 , 2 F e b r u a r y 2 0 1 2
The Delhi Sustainable Development Summi
(DSDS) organized each year by TER
since 2001brings together the world
fnest minds and leading thinkers on on
platorm to deliberate over the challenge
o sustainable development. The eleventhedition o the annual summit was held
during 24 February 2012. As in previou
years, DSDS 2012 also engaged heads o
governments, Nobel laureates, corporat
CEOs, academics, and representatives o
bilateral and multilateral organizations an
research institutions. TERIScope brings to
its readers an overview o the proceedingoDSDS 2012.
Inaugural SessionInauguration by Dr Manmohan Singh,Honble Prime Minister, Government o India
Dr R K Pachauri
welcomed the
august delegation
to the 12th Delhi
Sustainable
Development
Summit,
highlighting the
environmental
and water sectors
and reerring to
the tragedy o
the commons.
He refected on
the progression o
international talks, rom Stockholm, to Rio, and nally
looking ahead to the upcoming Rio+20. According
to Dr Pachauri, energy security would be the biggest
challenge in times to come.
Honble Prime Minister o India Dr Manmohan
Singh reminded the audience about the United Natio
Conerence on Sustainable Development in June 201
that marks the twentieth anniversary o the landmark
1992 Earth Summit. He reiterated poverty eradication
as the overarching objective o Indias approach
towards sustainable development and commended
India or playing an important role in the climate
change negotiations at COP17, where the agreement
on the second commitment period to the Kyoto
Protocol was reached. Dr Singh stressed that India ha
believed in moving orward with ocus on equity, but
dierentiated responsibilities as central dimensions. H
expressed satisaction that the National Action Plan o
Climate Change and the eight national missions undeit were making satisactory progress and stated
that the Twelth Five-Year Plan would be designed to
ensure sustainable development and inclusive growth
He seemed delighted to report that the tiger populatio
is on the rise in India, as is the orest cover.
Concluding the session, Dr Arcot Ramachandran
thanked the Prime Minister or his presence and his
encouraging inaugural address. He highlighted the
urgent need to set standards.n
Dr Manmohan Singh
Delhi SuStainable
Development SummitProtecting the global commons:20 years post Rio
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HE Ms Tarja Halonen, President of Finland was conferred
the Sustainable Development Leadership Award by the
Honble Prime Minister of India, Dr Manmohan Singh. In he
acceptance speech, she highlighted the crucial linkages
between sustainable development, human resources
development, and the empowerment of women.
The SuSTainable DevelopmenT leaDerShip awarD
The Sustainable Development
Leadership Award, instituted by TERI
in 2005, is given away every year in
recognition o signicant contributiontowards the cause o sustainable
development.
Leadership Panel ILeading to Preserve the Global CommonsChairperson Dr Prannoy Roy, Founder and Executive Chairperson, NDTV, IndiaSpeakers HE Ms Tarja Halonen, President, FinlandP HE Mr Anote Tong, President,Kiribati P HE Mr James Alix Michel, President, Seychelles
Dr Prannoy Roy, chair and moderator o the session,
emphasized on the importance o global summits like
DSDS. Opening the session, HE Mr Anote Tong,
President, Kiribati emphasized on the need or global
ocus on sustainable development and pointed out thathuman beings are central to the process. Mr Tong also
said that carbon tax was the need o the hour, even
though it is likely to ace criticism. He also reiterated th
multi and bilateral organizations should assess what the
are doing or sustainable commons.
HE Ms Tarja Halonen, President, Finland,
emphasized on the need or social justice. She stressed
on the importance o keeping the people who are part o
the biodiversity o a country or region in mind. Talking
about resources, she quoted Mahatma Gandhi in sayin
that there is enough or everyones need, but not or
everybodys greed. Pricing models or products was an
important thrust o her address. Sustainable agriculturwas the other major ocus area o Ms Halonens addres
Actions and not words was the call given by HE Mr
James Alix Michel, President, Seychelles. He pointed
out that we have to address these problems through
not only G7 and G20, but also G193 where all nation
o the world can come together. President Michel
stressed that time has come to develop strong politica
will to come together and work towards sustainable
development. In his concluding remarks, he called
upon citizens to put pressure on their respective
governments to become responsible and move towardsustainable development.n
HE Mr James Alix Michel HE Ms Tarja Halonen HE Mr Anote Tong
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Keynote Addresses
ChairpersonMr Yvo de Boer, Special Global Advisor, Climate Change and Sustainability,KPMG International, UK and Former Executive Secretary, United Nations FrameworkConvention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)Speakers HE Ms Patricia Espinosa Cantellano, Minister o Foreign Aairs, Governmento Mexico PMr Haruhiko Kuroda, President, Asian Development Bank, Philippines P NobelLaureate Dr Elinor Ostrom, Proessor, Indiana University, USA
HE Ms Patricia
Espinosa Cantellano was
concerned that even ater
20 years o Rio, the world
is still struggling to make
sustainable development
a part o social and
economic planning. She
stressed that the need o
the hour is to take right
political decisions and argued that with the support o
NGOs, academia, local communities and other organizedcivil societies, the government can be more eective. She
also mentioned that we have to use our nancial and
technological resources to bring together the Millennium
Development Goals and climate change initiatives. Ms
Cantellano emphasized on the need or a common goal
and called or uniting all eorts with a genuine political
will under a proactive leadership, which will pave the
way or strong initiatives and carry on the spirit o Rio,
Cancun, and Durban.
Mr Haruhiko Kuroda urged or corrective action
that needs to be taken as regards climate change and
preserving the global commons. He added that the
ADB was playing an important role in inculcating green
growth in the Asia-Pacic region. Arguing in avour o
international cooperation to combat the global problem
o climate change, he prescribed a green growth with a
perect network o regional cooperation and links with
global partnerships or going ahead. He concluded by
adding that the green energy development initiative
is making a noticeable change in the Asia-Pacic
region and hoped or the development o the Green
Climate Fund by 2020. Proessor Ostrom called or
a polycentric approach. She added that the problem
MrYvodeBoer
HEMsPatriciaEspinosaCantellano
MrHaruhikoKuroda
NobelLaureateDrElinorOstrom
with the global change is that everyone wants to ocus
only on the international level; but we actually need
to look regionally and locally at policies to enhance
possibilities. She also added that eective monitoring
by resource users can mitigate the problem o common
and categorically emphasized the need or a more
interdisciplinary approach or a sustainable solution. n
Leadership Panel IILeading to Preserve the Global CommonsChairperson Mr Nitin Desai, Distinguished Fellow, TERI, India and Former Under-Secretary General o the United Nations, IndiaSpeakers HE Mr Festus Mogae, Former President o Botswana and Chairperson oCODA, Gaborone, Botswana PHE Mr Bharrat Jagdeo, Former President, GuyanaPHEDr Gro Harlem Brundtland, Former Prime Minister o Norway and Member o the UNSecretary Generals Global Sustainability Panel, Norway PThe Rt. Hon. Lord John LPrescott, Former Deputy Prime Minister & Member o Parliament, House o Lords,UK
The panel members agreed that leadership to preserve
the global commons is raught with challenges. These
include the act that the middle class is expected to
rise by 3 billion by 2030; and the realization that despi
Copenhagen, Cancun, and Durban, there have been
ew encouraging signs. Moreover, unlike Kyoto, when
As they said it
Green economy meansachieving three dimensionsof sustainable development environmental, social and
economic.
Mr Haruhiko KurodaPresident, Asian Development Bank, Philippines
Whether we havetaken action or not,
we should rememberthat we are running out
of time.
HE Mr James Alix MichelPresident, Seychelles
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a handul o countries participated; today, 190-odd
nations are vying to reach a similar agreement. For so
many countries to reach consensus will itsel be a huge
challenge.
The skeptics tend to overlook that the issue o
sustainability is being increasingly refected in politics.
It is now up to politicians to judiciously balance short-
term political compulsion with long-term sustainability
requirements. Simultaneously, it needs to be understood
that leaders, in their eorts toward guiding the worldtowards sustainability, need public support. Hence,
NGOs and the media have extremely important roles
to play. In developing countries, such as those in Arica,
people burn wood and damage orests to survive, simply
because they have no other alternative. Since Arican
nations also ace serious challenges regarding adaptation,
their ability to contribute to environmental mitigation
is rather limited. However, such a situation does not
exempt leaders o Arica rom leading responsibly. It
is indeed encouraging to notice that some o them
have already taken the initiative in motivating theircountrymen to plant trees. This brings us to the point o
devising the correct perormance indices that will refect
true commitment to the environment.
The time has come to change the way we use our
resources, including human resources. Our leaders need
to recognize that since hal o the people in the world
are women, it is necessary to motivate them to realize
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We must recognize that we cannot reach the goal ofsustainability without involving half of humanity, i.e., women.
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Sustainability Panel, Norway
their ull potential. Only then can the goal o sustainab
development be reached. n
Dialogue with Leaders of
States and ProvincesCo-moderators Dr R K Pachauri, Director-General, TERI, IndiaPMr Terry Tamminen,Founder and President, Seventh Generation Advisors, USAKeaynote Address HE Mr Arnold Schwarzenegger, Founding Chair, R20 - Regions oClimate Change & Former Governor, Caliornia, USASpeakers Ms Marie-Hlne Aubert, Former EUropean Parliamentarian, France P HEDr Yves Bolduc, Minister o Health and Social Services, Government o Quebec P Prof.Prem Kumar Dhumal, Honble Chie Minister, Government o Himachal Pradesh, India PMs Sheila Dikshit, Honble Chie Minister, Government o NCT o Delhi, India P Mr TaruGogoi, Honble Chie Minister, Government o Assam, India P Hon. Mr Mike Rann, FormPremier o South Australia, Australia P Capt. Ajay Singh, Honble Minister or Power,Forests and Environment, Government o Haryana, India
The session was chaired by Dr R K Pachauri andmoderated by Mr Terry Taminnen. In his keynote
address, Mr Arnold Schwarzenegger reiterated two key
messages, which are important or managing the globa
commons. First, he reiterated that it was possible to
have sustainable development action in an economical
viable environment. Second, he urged all stakeholders
not to wait or international agreements, but initiate
local action to the extent possible. He gave the exampl
o Caliornia, where he was till recently the Governor,
and cited that most people were skeptical about very
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radical steps. But, Caliornia now has a vibrant
green economy, and has achieved energy eciency
and large-scale renewable energy deployment. Mr
Schwarzenegger also suggested that it was important
not only to have top-down approaches or sustainable
development, but also bottom-up initiatives.
The panelists concurred that climate action muststart at the provincial level. The panel highlighted
the importance o a body like R20, which promotes
interventions at the local level. Ms Sheila Dikshit, Chie
Minister o Delhi, emphasized on the human resource,
health, and education dimensions. Dr Pachauri
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concluded by saying that new innovations are decisive
transitioning to a sustainable development pathway. n
ADB - Asia 2050 Panel
Moderator Dr Iwan Azis, Head, Ofce o Regional Economic Integration, Asian
Development Bank, PhilippinesSpeakers PMs Frances Beinecke, President, Natural Resources Deense Council, USAP Mr Hon Cheung, Regional Director, Ofcial Institutions Group, SSgA Singapore PMS (Kris) Gopalakrishnan, Executive Co-Chairman, Inosys Limited, India PHE Dr NaokIshii, Deputy Vice Minister or International Aairs, Ministry o Finance, Government oJapan PDr Bindu N Lohani, Vice President (Knowledge Management and SustainableDevelopment), Asian Development Bank, Philippines PDr R K Pachauri, Director-GenerTERI PDr Kandeh K Yumkella, Director General, United Nations Industrial DevelopmentOrganization (UNIDO), Austria
Dr Iwan Azis chaired the panel and inormed the
participants that the panel discussion would revolve
around ADBs recent publication the Asia 2050
report. Dr Bindu N Lohani provided a comprehensive
overview o the study and mentioned that it was
commissioned to examine the possible scenarios or2050 or Asia and to draw the attention o policy-
makers.
Ms Frances Beinecke emphasized on taking action
as urbanization was taking over Asia and there was a
need to deal with issues at an early stage. Dr Kandeh K
Yumkella reiterated that shared global afuence could
reduce poverty and create wealth pockets. Growth
in Asia is linked to global prosperity. Mr S (Kris)
Gopalakrishnan mentioned the need or new holistic
models o development, employment, job creation, and
social development.
Dr Naoko Ishii stated that action on climate
change is in our interest. Asia is uniquely positioned
to make a dierence through policy interventions.
Mr Hon Cheung ocused on debt nancing as an
interesting instrument to nance projects on sustainab
technologies and models. Dr R K Pachauri said that
an ideal pattern o growth should include health,
education, and disaster management, and highlighted
the importance o culture and innovation. n
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As they said it
Dont wait, never stop moving. Our future will become a greenfuture and our vision will become a reality.
HE Mr Arnold SchwarzeneggerFounding Chair, R20 - Regions o Climate Change & Former Governor, Caliornia, USA
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Special Session on
Biodiversity
Moderator Dr Ashok Khosla, President, International Union for Conservation of Nature(IUCN), SwitzerlandSetting the Theme Mr M F Farooqui, Additional Secretary, Ministry o Environment andForests, Government o IndiaKeynote Address Ms Jayanthi Natarajan, Honble Minister o State (I/C), Ministry oEnvironment and Forests, Government o IndiaSpeakers Dr P P Bhojvaid, Chie Conservator o Forests, Government o Haryana, IndiaP Prof. Timothy Gregoire, J P Weyerhaeuser Jr Proessor o Forest Management, Schoolo Forestry & Environmental Studies, Yale University, USA P Dr Abdul Rahim Nik, DeputySecretary General, Ministry o Natural Resources and Environment, Malaysia P Prof.Paavo Pelkonen, University o Eastern Finland, FinlandP Prof. Kazuhiko Takeuchi, Vice-Rector, The United Nations University & Director o Institute or Sustainability and Peace,Japan
Dr R K Pachauri introduced the panel and emphasizedthat increase in global temperature would endanger
biodiversity. The session was chaired and moderated
by Dr Ashok Khosla who emphasized that the present
level o degradation o natural resources is beyond the
regenerative capacity o the earth. Setting the theme or
the session, Mr M F Farooqui stated that biodiversity and
issues o global commons were closely interlinked. Ms
Jayanti Natarajan, in her keynote address, stressed on the
act that interlinking the interest o global commons and
economics is required in the day-to-day lives o common
persons. She also emphasized that the global regime or
protecting biodiversity should be rooted in the principle
o the Rio Declaration. Pro. Kazuhiko Takeuchi ocused
on the Satoyama Initiative, which ocuses on issues,
such as resilience o society equipped with traditionalknowledge and the need or a new business model or
sustainable exploitation o resources.
Dr Abdul Rahim Nik emphasized challenges, such as
inventory o biodiversity and proper law enorcement
in managing biodiversity in Malaysia. Dr P P Bhojvaid
stated that orests are responsible or creation and
sustenance o soil, water, and all fora and auna, and
the interaction o all these externalities are important in
protecting orest resources. Pro. Timothy Gregoire state
that innovations like standardization in measurement
procedures is needed or the conservation o biodiversity
Pro. Paavo Pelkonen stressed that sustainable orestmanagement is the need o the hour along with the
promotion o the concept o bio-economy. n
Corporate Dialogue on
Global Commons
Moderator Prof Jeffrey A Sonnenfeld , Senior Associate Dean or Executive ProgramsLester Crown Proessor in the Practice o Management, Yale School o Management, YaUniversity, USASpeakers Dr Bhaskar Chatterjee, Director General & CEO, Indian Institute o
Corporate Aairs, IndiaP Mr Sai Ramakrishna Karuturi
, Founder & Managing DirectorKaruturi Global Limited, India P Mr Mahesh Makhija, Director - Renewables BusinessDevelopment, CLP Power India Private Limited, India P Mr Pasi Rousu, Partner andCo-ounder, President, Chempolis Asia & Pacifc, Finland P Mr Bjrn Stigson, FormerPresident, World Business Council or Sustainable Development, Switzerland P Ms HildM Tonne, Executive Vice President and Head o Group Industrial Development, Telenor,Norway P Mr Venkatesh Valluri, Chairman, Ingersoll-Rand (India) Limited, India
Pro. Jerey A Sonneneld started the session by
explaining the notion o corporate social responsibility
(CSR). Mr Sai Ramakrishna Karuturi talked about
his companys initiatives in developing the land and
ood production o Ethiopia by investing in rainwater
harvesting and supporting organic mode o arming.
Mr Mahesh Makhija pointed out that they entered the
Prof.TimothyGregoire
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DrAbdulRahimNik
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renewable energy space in 2001
not just because o environmental
consciousness, but because it is also
a lucrative business opportunity.
Mr Stigson emphasized on the
partnership between businesses and society or
addressing todays sustainability challenges. Mr Pasi
Rousu discussed his companys initiatives in nding new
ways o addressing sustainability by using byproducts
o bio-rening in India and China. Ms Hilde Tonne
called or exercising CSR as a win-win approach. She
underscored the role o (1) developing technology by
opening up new business avenues and ocusing on
energy eciency; (2) adopting a project-based approach
towards CSR; and (3) cleaning up the supply chain by
eradicating child labour and exercising zero tolerance
to corruption. Mr Venkatesh Valluri delineated the
role o converging business, technology, and society as
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As they said it
We should try to integrate business opportunities whileaddressing global commons.
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Former President, World Business Council or Sustainable Development, Switzerland
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an emerging strategy to stay in business. Dr Bhaskar
Chatterjee ocused on the Indian governments two
important CSR policies: (1) Reporting all CSR activitie
should be mandatory and (2) large business corporatio
are expected to put at least 2% o their prot ater tax
into CSR activities. n
Ministerial Session ISustainable Management of Global
Commons in South AsiaModerator Dr Kandeh K Yumkella, Director General, United Nations IndustrialDevelopment Organization (UNIDO), AustriaModerator HE Lyonpo Dr Pema Gyamtsho, Minister o Agriculture and Forests, Ministryo Agriculture and Forests, Bhutan P HE Mr Mohamed Aslam, Minister o Housing andEnvironment, Maldives P HE U Win Tun, Union Minister, Ministry o EnvironmentalConservation and Forestry, Myanmar P Mr Hemraj Tater, Honble Minister or EnvironmenNepal P Mr Malik Amin Aslam, Former Minister o State (Environment), Senior ClimatePolicy Advisor to UNDP in Pakistan and Senior Member o Climate Core Advisory Group toGovernment o Pakistan
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Starting the session, Dr Kandeh K Yumkella
emphasized that or Asia to account or 50% o the
global GDP by 2050, sustainable management o globcommons will be crucial. Mr Malik Amin Aslam said
that despite being one o the lowest greenhouse gas
emitters, Pakistan is highly vulnerable to climate chang
and that the countrys cost o adaptation could be 3%
5% o the GDP.
HE Dr Pema Gyamtsho mentioned about the
importance o common properties o natural resources
across territorial boundaries. He said that the region
should not wait or global agreements and should take
action towards minimizing the impacts o climate chang
Pointing at the enormous diversity o the region, HE M
Mohamed Aslam said that there are several common
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problems related to resource management. He added
that countries like Maldives are at the ront line o
bearing the impacts o climate change and that there is
a moral duty o the global community to protect them.
He urther said that since aith plays an important role
in the region, religious scholars should be involved in the
process.
HE Mr U Win Tun highlighted the challenges aced
by the region in addressing environmental problems and
stressed the role o technology and capacity building orresolving these issues. Mr Hemraj Tater underlined that
poor people are the worst aected by climate change
and that a green economy can provide an important
paradigm or resource management. In this session, the
speakers highlighted that although countries in South
Asia have to ormulate domestic action plans to address
climate change, there is a need or regional cooperation
in research and development and data sharing. The
potential or SouthSouth cooperation needs to be
harnessed. n
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As they said it
Regional cooperation is not a luxury, but an imperative.
Mr Malik Amin AslamFormer Minister o State (Environment), Senior Climate Policy Advisor to UNDP in Pakistan and Senior
Member o Climate Core Advisory Group to Government o Pakistan
Sustainable development is important for the economicdevelopment of Myanmar.
HE U Win TunUnion Minister, Ministry o Environmental Conservation and Forestry, Myanmar
Global Commons and
Challenges in Africa
Moderator Mr Abdoulie Janneh, Under Secretary-General and Executive Secretary,United Nations Economic Commission or Arica, Addis Ababa, EthiopiaSetting the Theme Mr Gurjit Singh, Additional Secretary (East & Southern Arica),Ministry o External Aairs, Government o India
Moderator HE Mr Ogunlade Davidson, Former Minister o Energy & Water, Sierra LeonP Mr Hama Arba Diallo, Chair o Global Water Partnership (GWP), Ouagadougou,Burkina Faso P HE Mr Henri Djombo, Minister o Sustainable Development, Forestry anEnvironment, Brazzaville, Republic o Congo P Dr Tewolde Berhan Gebre Egzabiher,Director General Environment Protection Authority, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia P Mr GeorgeGendelman, Coounder, Planetworkshops, Paris P Dr Youba Sokona, Coordinator, AricClimate Policy Centre, United Nations Economic Commission or Arica, Ethiopia
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MrGurjitSingh
The session highlighted that Arica must take adaptatio
measures to address the impacts o human-induced
climate change. Adaptation measures will also demand
a change in liestyles o the common middle-income
section o the people o Arica. While addressing those
challenges, it is important to maintain a balance betwee
present and uture use o natural resources. In the
current context, Arica does not have a strong voice in
the global orum and, hence, requires support rom
international organizations. The support can come
through strong SouthSouth cooperation between Indi
and Arica. In addition to these challenges o adaptatio
issues such as ood security, role o science and
technology, and renewable energy have to be addressed
while charting out a growth and development pathway
or Arican nations. In order to grow and develop, Aric
has to address the challenges o desertication, land
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degradation, ood security, and biodiversity, including
preservation o wildlie, orest cover, and availability o
water and energy. Developmental goals o the continent
have to be achieved by addressing the challenges
acing them due to the exploitation o two resources
petroleum and minerals. The empowerment o women,
education, and community-based resource management
are the key to achieving developmental goals. Renewable
energy resources like solar, hydro, wind, and agri-waste
have already been tapped or ostering green growth in
Arica. The energy potential in these resources needs
to be enhanced through basic inrastructure creation
and partnerships between the government and the
private sector as well as the civil society. However, the
implementation o all o these will require a strong
political will. n
Water Our Vital Commons
Moderator Mr Ashok Jaitly, Distinguished Fellow & Mentor, TERI, IndiaSpeakers Dr Don Blackmore AM, Chair-eWater CRC & Chair-Water or a Healthy Country,
AustraliaP
Mr Henry Saint Bris, Senior Vice President Strategy, SUEZ Environment,France P Mr Serge Lepeltier, French Ambassador or Climate Change negotiations, Mayoro Bourges, France P Dr David Molden, Director General, International Centre or IntegratedMountain Development (ICIMOD), Nepal P Mr Suresh P Prabhu, Chairperson, Councilon Energy, Environment and Water, India P Prof Johan Rockstrm, Executive Director,Stockholm Environment Institute, Sweden P Dr Shiv Someshwar, Director Climate Policy,CGSD & Senior Advisor Regional Programs, IRI, The Earth Institute, Columbia University,USA
Mr Ashok Jaitly chaired and moderated the session
and put orth a ew critical issues concerning water.
Dr Dan Blackmore emphasized on the human
aspect o water management. Mr Henry Saint Bris
emphasized the signicance o decentralized alternatives
o water management to overcome water stress in
urban areas. He expressed concern
that the traditional inrastructure
arrangements were inadequate
leading to about 40% o the loss
o water. He stated that large
uture cities need to invent new
solutions through decentralized
water management, involving all
stakeholders, thus, refecting a new
vision. Mr Serge Lepeltier shared the
signicance o the expectations rom the orthcoming
6th World Water Forum being organized in France in
March 2012 and emphasized on the need or collectiv
action in the water and sanitation sector. Dr David
Molden spoke about the ambiguity over the quantity
o water available in the Himalayan region. Mr Suresh
Prabhu stressed the need to customize innovative wate
related technologies with traditional knowledge.
Pro. Johan Rockstrm reiterated that i mitigationto climate change is about the gases, then adaptation to
climate change is about the water. Dr Shiv Someshwar
discussed the knowledge related dynamics between
micro- and macro-level o water management. Mr
Ashok Jaitly concluded the session by emphasizing
the need or good governance to manage global and
local commons. This session also discussed issues
relating to productivity and eciency o water, virtual
water, the mismatch between demand and supply, and
strategies and solutions to resolve local conficts, and
enhancement o regional cooperation.n
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DrDavidMolden
ProfJohanRockstrm
AFD book launch A Planet for Life Series
The latest book in A Planet or Lie series, Development, Food and the Environment: towards agri-cultural change, published by Agence Franaise de Dveloppement (AFD) and Institute or Sustain-able Development and International Relations (IDDRI), in collaboration with TERI, was unveiled by(let to right) Dr R K Pachauri, Director-General, TERI; Dr Laurence Tubiana, Director, IDDRI; andMr Pierre Jacquet, Chie Economist, AFD, the co-editors o the book. Mr Jacquet commended the
role o the associate editors as well as TERI Press in the successul publication o the book.
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Sustainable Development
and Consumption
Moderator Dr Ligia Noronha, Director, Resources, Regulation and Global SecurityDivision, TERI, IndiaKeynote Address Ms Connie Hedegaard, European Commissioner or Climate Action,European Commission, Denmark
Speakers Mr Peter Bakker, President, World Business Council or SustainableDevelopment, Switzerland P Mr Warren Evans, Senior Advisor, Sustainable DevelopmentNetwork, The World Bank, USA P Mr Pierre Jacquet, Chie Economist, Agence Franaisede Dveloppement (AFD), France P Mr Bittu Sahgal, Editor, Sanctuary Asia and SanctuaryCub Magazines, India P Prof. Petteri Taalas, Director-General, Finnish MeteorologicalInstitute, Finland
Dr Ligia Noronha chaired and moderated the session
and highlighted the importance o looking at not
just issues o over consumption, but also issues o
under consumption in the context o the sustainable
development discourse. Ms Connie Hedegaard, in
her keynote address, emphasized on the importance
o redening growth characterized by ecient use
o resources and optimum pricing. Mr Peter Bakker
dened the vision o sustainable consumption as
better products and services, enlightened consumers,
maximized total value, new measures, and a cohesive
and responsive market place. Mr Warren Evans urged
rich countries to take a lead in making consumption
sustainable through an appropriate regulatory ramewor
Mr Pierre Jacquet mentioned that we need to ocus on
under-consumption in developing countries the way we
ocus on over-consumption in developed countries. He
also emphasized the need to address problems o ood
security, energy, and involvement o local people.
Mr Bittu Sahgal communicated the need to care
or Nature and to take urgent action to protect it. He
emphasized on the role o children in bringing about a
change. Pro. Petteri Taalas shared meteorological data
which indicated the signicant changes in temperature
hydrosphere, snow cover, glaciers, and so on and
highlighted the need to recognize these changes and
take appropriate actions. n
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Ministerial Session II
Looking Ahead: Preserving GlobalCommonsSpeakers Hon. Stphane Dion, MP, House of Commons, Canada P HE Ms Heidi Hautala,Minister for International Development, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, FinlandP HE MsHeidemarie Wieczorek-Zeul, Member of the German Parliament and Former Federal Ministerof Economic Cooperation and Development, Germany P HE Dr Naoko Ishii, Deputy ViceMinister for International Affairs, Ministry of Finance, Japan P Mr Janusz Zaleski, UnderSecretary of State, Ministry of the Environment, Poland P HE Dr Assuno Cristas, Ministerfor Agriculture, Maritime Affairs, Environment and Regional Planning, PortugalP HE Ms Maria
Mutagamba, Minister of Water and Environment, Uganda
Dr R K Pachauri welcomed the panel and
inormed the audience that the summary o
the proceedings o the Summit will be made
available or wider dissemination. Chairing
and moderating the session, HE Dasho Paljor
J Dorji said that to think ahead we need to
look back and or this we have to stop and
plan our uture actions. Hon. Stephane Dion
stated that there is no single solution to attain sustainabl
development and expressed the need or a global price o
carbon, which will generate revenues that could be used
to address climate change issues.
HE Ms Heidi Hautala ocused on the Modern
Trinityeconomic, environmental, and social goals or
sustainable development and emphasized on bridging
the gap between the North and the South. She also spok
o the role o public nances in tackling the economic
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crisis. HE Ms Heidemarie
Wieczorek-Zeul oriented her
talk on the impact o ongoing
globalization, power shits in
the world, and climate change
and its consequences. HE Dr
Naoko Ishii, citing the example
o natural disasters, emphasized
on the importance o local
action on developing resilience
in development process. While
Mr Janusz Zaleski emphasized on mobilizing nances
or environmental protection and eective policy, HE Dr
Assuncao Cristas emphasized on eciency both in the
production and consumption processes and the act that
decarbonizing the economy and empowerment o citizens
are the key to sustainable development. HE Ms Maria
Mutagamba emphasized on the right to live, including
eradication o diseases, water and ood security, and
access to energy based on the LaBL model. n
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New Frontiers in Combating
Climate Change
Moderator Ambassador C Dasgupta, Distinguished Fellow, TERI, IndiaSpeakers Mr Ted Hanisch, Executive Chairman, Eno Group AS, Norway P Mr GhulaMohd Malikyar, Deputy Director General, National Environment Protection Agency,Aghanistan P Mr Carl Pope, Executive Director, The Sierra Club, USA P Dr HalldorThorgeirsson, Director or Implementation Strategy, United Nations Framework Conventon Climate Change (UNFCCC), Germany P Dr Laurence Tubiana, Director, Institute or
Sustainable Development and International Relations, France
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MrTedHanisch
The moderator, Ambassador C Dasgupta, set the toneo the session by drawing the attention o the panel on
the method to arrive at an international agreement on
equity within the international legal ramework. Mr Te
Hanisch opined that, although progress had been made
in a number o areas, the success o intergovernmental
eorts have been limited. He also raised an important
question on the need or a smarter dierentiation o
countries than the present Annex 1 and 2 scenario.
Mr Carl Pope stressed that the high carbon pathway
is no longer possible, and Latin America, Arica, and
As they said it
MDGs have to be fulfilled and we have to combine it withclimate change and sustainable goals.
HE Ms Heidemarie Wieczorek-ZeulMember of the German Parliament and Former Federal Minister of Economic Cooperation and Development, Germany
Most of the time local needs prevail over global needs and theday-to-day prevails over the future.
HE Ms Heidi HautalaMinister or International Development, Ministry o Foreign Afairs, Finland
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Asia cannot ollow the European and the American
pathways. These countries have to develop an alternative
development trajectory. Mr Ghulam Mohd Malikyar
highlighted the vulnerability o Aghanistan to the
impacts o climate change and provided an update on the
scarce water conditions in the country. While Dr Halldor
Thorgeirsson explained that the basis o all negotiation
must be policy and not technology as technology remai
static, Dr Laurence Tubiana stressed on the act that
availability o unds is not really the problem in the
sustainability arena. The problem is whether these und
are being utilized in the right manner and direction. n
This Century of Knowledge
Moderator Dr Leena Srivastava, Executive Director-Operations, TERI & Vice ChancelTERI University, IndiaSpeakers Dr Lee Yee Cheong, Chairman, UNESCO International Science, Technology Innovation Centre, Malaysia P Mr Michael Keating, Deputy Special Representative o tSecretary General, United Nations Assistance Mission in Aghanistan, Aghanistan P MAnnika Markovic, Environment Ambassador, Ministry o the Environment, Sweden P MHideyuki Mori, President, Institute or Global Environmental Strategies, Japan P Prof.V Ramanathan, Distinguished Proessor and Director - Center or Clouds, Chemistry anClimate, Scripps Institution O Oceanography, University o Caliornia, USAP Prof. Perttu Vartiainen, Rector, University o Eastern Finland, Finland
Dr Leena Srivastava introduced
and moderated the session. Dr LeeYee Cheong highlighted his work
in Arica and emphasized the role
o Military Engineers in Climate
Change Adaptation. Mr Michael
Keating sensitized the audience to
the challenges aced by people in
Aghanistan viz., poverty, unemployment, drought, and
governance challenges. Ms Annika Markovic highlighted
Indo-Swedish knowledge-sharing initiatives such as
solar-powered GSM to serve the rural population, task
orce on sustainable liestyles, and resource-sharing inIndia and Arica. Mr Hideyuki Mori suggested a three-
pronged approach or innovative development: creative
knowledge generation, eective knowledge management,
and enhancing social capital through human interactions.
Dr V Ramanathan reiterated the impact o GHGs on
climate change and emphasized the need or translating
existing knowledge into actions. He highlighted projects
in collaboration with TERI which involved assessing the
impact o traditional chullahs on the health o rural wome
and innovations or reducing emissions rom cookstoves.
Pro. Perttu Vartiainen opined that knowledge on socio-
Moderator Dr Prodipto Ghosh, Distinguished Fellow, TERI, IndiaSpeaker Prof. Jeffrey D Sachs, Director The Earth Institute, Columbia University &Special Advisor to the Secretary-General, United Nations, USA
Keynote AddressThe Information Revolution andSustainable Development
The session began by
a tribute rom Dr R K
Pachauri to Pro. Sachs.
He mentioned thatPro. Sachs has been
a great supporter and
active participant in
DSDS and a patron o
the World Sustainable
Development Forum,
which shows his
unrelenting commitment to the cause o sustainable
development.
Dr Prodipto Ghosh set the scene by highlighting
that the inormation revolution has progressed
rapidly in the last decade. He mentioned that due
to easy access and aordability in current times, the
IT revolution has helped in the empowerment o
society, the development o skill and capabilities, and
greater accountability o all involved.
Pro. Sachs emphasized on the role that
technology can play in sustainable development and
the need o the hour to overcome deep structural
challenges that limit diusion o technology or
sustainable development. He discussed in detail
the our pillars o the sustainable development
goals, which are ending extreme poverty, ensuringenvironmental sustainability, social inclusion, and
good governance. n
Action will be at the very centre of the challenge ofsustainable development in the years ahead.
Pro. Jerey D SachsDirector The Earth Institute, Columbia University & Special Advisor to the Secretary-General,
United Nations, USA
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political processes is essential to improve sustainable
development outcomes. Dr Leena Srivastava wrapped up
the session by questioning whether the ever-increasing
supply o knowledge was impeding human capacities
or absorption and utilization in decision making. She
urther enquired whether knowledge generation is leading
to knowledge imperialism and mistrust or to equitable
knowledge sharing?n
Clean Energy: Improving the
Global Commons
Moderator Mr David Sandalow, Assistant Secretary or Policy and International Aairs,US Department o Energy, USASpeakers Ms Fiza Farhan, Chie Operating Ofcer, Buksh Foundation, Pakistan PMr Kazuo Furukawa, Chairman, New Energy and Industrial Technology DevelopmentOrganization (NEDO),Japan P Dr Ajay Mathur, Director General, Bureau o EnergyEfciency, India P Mr Binu Parthan, Deputy Director General, Renewable Energy andEnergy Efciency Partnership (REEEP), Austria P Mr Christof Schoser, Deputy Head oUnit, Directorate-General or Energy, European Commission
Mr David Sandalow chaired and moderated the session.
Dr Ajay Mathur stated that India has been working
towards addressing market ailures through building
Prof.PerttuVartiainen
MsAnnikaMarkovic
Prof.VRamanathan codes and energy labeling o appliances. In his view,
a natural cooperation exists between governments
to improve the energy scenario. Ms Fiza Farhan
emphasized the need or action on the eld through
individual contributions. She gave an overview o the
activities undertaken by her organization, which has
been working at the grassroots level on energy nancing
schemes.
Mr Binu Parthan highlighted the need to combine
renewable energy and energy eciency solutions to
achieve energy access or all. These solutions need to
be linked with the volatile needs o the poor. Mr Kazuo
Furukawa inormed the audience that the Japanese
government has been involved in over 100 projects and
signed more than 150 MoUs with several other countri
in its eort to conserve energy. Mr Christo Schoser
stated that there is a need or a broader approach to
reducing GHGs. He also mentioned that country-wise
energy policies need to be linked to ecient resourceutilization. The panel then deliberated on the cost
eectiveness o clean energy technology and the impac
o these technologies on the global commons. n
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MrKazuoFurukawa
DrAjayMathur
MrBinuParthan
Overcoming the Divide:
Global North vs Global South
Moderator Mr Suman K Bery, Country Director, India Central, International Growth CenLondon, UKSpeakers Dr Subho Banerjee, Deputy Secretary, Adaptation, International & RegulatoGroup, Department o Climate Change and Energy Efciency, Australia P Prof. HironorHamanaka, Chair o the Board o Directors, Institute or Global Environmental StrategieJapan P Dr Artur Runge-Metzger, Chie Climate Negotiator, European Commission,Belgium P Prof. Luigi Paganetto, President, Centre or Economic and InternationalStudies, University o Rome, Italy P Dr Gopa Sabharwal, Vice- Chancellor, Nalanda
University, IndiaP
Dr Tumur-Ochir Sanjbegz, President, The National University oMongolia, Mongolia P Mr Ali T Sheikh, Asia Director, Climate & Development KnowledNetwork, Pakistan
The session began with Mr Suman
Bery acknowledging that the topic
o discussion was designed to be
deliberatively provocative. Dr
Subho Banerjee spoke about the
need to recognize the sustainable
development agenda and its
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challenges within climate negotiations and ocused on
more dierentiated understanding o the issue. Mr
Hironori Hamanaka emphasized that accelerating the
movement towards a low carbon economy is necessary
or long-term economic and social development.
Dr Artur Runge-Metzger highlighted that reducing
emissions and economic growth are compatible goals.
He discussed the European Union Emissions TradingScheme (ETS), which provides or equal treatment
o sectors with high risk o carbon leakage. Pro.
Luigi Paganetto spoke about the act that an energy
technology revolution is required to oster economic
DrSubhoBanerjee
Prof.HironoriHamanaka
DrArturRunge-Metzger
Summit Summary: Dr R K Pachauri, Director-General, TERI, India
Valedictory SessionProtecting the Global Commons: The Future Roadmap
Dr R K Pachauri announced the TERI Georgescu-Reogen Annual Award, paying tribute to Pro.
Nicholas Georgescu-Roegen, the ounder o the
discipline o ecological economics on his 106th birth
anniversary. He summarized the events at the World
growth. Dr Tumur Ochir Sanjbegz emphasized that the
integration o mitigation and adaptation action, and the
improvement in the area o technology transer are key
or sustainable development.
Dr Gopa Sabharwal said that the binaries o North
and South are problematic, reductionist, and exclusivis
She highlighted the need or collaboration and
cooperation in the areas o education and research. MrAli Sheikh insisted that the evidence base or climate
change is imperative or good decision
making. Thus, there is a need to strengthen linkages
between science and policy. n
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DrGopaSabharwal
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CEO Sustainability Summit by emphasizing on the
key messagesde-materialisation and integration o
technologies or sustainable development. Dr Pachauri
then provided a succinct summary o the Summit
deliberations reerring to the issue o poverty eradication
and sustainable development raised by Dr Manmohan
Singh, Honble Prime Minister o India. The surprise o
the evening was young climate enthusiasts rom TERI
University providing a resh perspective on the youth
as being the untapped global common. At the end o
the session, Dr Pachauri announced the next DSDS (30
January2 February 2013) on the theme The Global
Challenge or Resource Ecient and Low Carbon
Development.n
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S P E C I A L E V E N T S
Business Solutions or Sustainable Energyor All: Corporate Leadership in AddressingEnergy Challenges in IndiaThe TERI-BCSD, in collaboration with the WBCSD
organized a special event Business Solutions or
Sustainable Energy or All: Corporate Leadership in
Addressing Energy Challenges in India on 1 February on
the sidelines o the 9th World CEO Sustainability Summit.
Speaking at the Expert Panel I, Mr Harry Verhaar, Senior
Director Energy and Climate Change, Philips Lighting
compared the current status o rural India and Arica to
Europe in the 1860s. Dr Pradeep Monga, Director o
Energy and Climate Change Branch, UNIDO emphasized
that to achieve energy or all, we have to keep in mind
three goalsachieving energy access to all by 2030;doubling sharing o energy by 2030; and doubling energy
eciency by 2030.
The Expert Panel II discussed the act that energy
access, renewable energy, and energy eciency are the
ocus areas or the energy sector or providing sustainable
energy to all. It was stressed that business should engage
with policy-makers and the process o policy-making
should consider that ossil uel reserves are nite and
the present distribution o energy is inequitable. The
panelists also emphasized on adequate policy rameworks
and innovative nancing mechanisms and the need to
move beyond dialogue and partnership and address the
aspirations o the poor.
The CEO Panel dwelt on the role to be played by business
in transorming national energy systems. While environment
riendly technologies were the ocus, it was also clearly stated
that unlike the developed world, renewable energy is a part o
the mainstream energy solution in India and, hence, busine
should drive the nal solutions.n
Realizing the MDGs: the Forests-Poverty Link
The Forestry and Biodiversity Group, in partnership
with the Uttar Pradesh Forest Department, organized a
Special Event on the theme Realizing the MDGs: the
Forests-Poverty Link on 1 February 2012. In his openin
remarks, Dr P J Dilip Kumar, Director General Forests,
and Special Secretary, Ministry o Environment and
Forests, Government o India, said that orests should
be used to maintain ecological services while reducing
peoples dependence on orests and developing alternativ
livelihood opportunities. He stressed on the importanceo cross-ertilization o ideas among scientists and
practitioners, and the need or orest services to develop
allies outside the department, who could represent
their views adequately. Mr Ashwini Kumar, Additional
Chie Conservator o Forests, Uttar Pradesh provided
an overview o orestry and poverty, and alleviation
programmes in the state.
The technical sessions ocused on the poverty
reduction potential o participatory orestry approaches
and the Forest Rights Act 2006. Speakers in these sessio
included high level representatives rom central and state
governments, international agencies, research institutes,
and grassroots organizations. Special presentations were
made by ocials o states (West Bengal, Chhattisgarh, an
Madhya Pradesh), where the Forest Rights Act is being
implemented.n
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On 2 February 2012, Mr Arnold
Schwarzenegger, Former Governor o
Caliornia and Founding Chair, R20 -
Regions o Climate Change interacted with a select
group o Indian CEOs over working lunch hosted
by TERI-BCSD. With a vision to create synergy or
the corporate sector as a whole to move towards
sustainability, TERI BCSD (Business Council or
Sustainable Development) was set up by TERI in
2001. The council has evolved into a strong industry
body with membership o more than 100 companies
rom diverse sectors including PSUs, MNCs and
private companies rom across India with a market-
cap o over 13.8 trillion Indian rupees.
The luncheon session witnessed the presence o
eminent dignitaries like Dr R K Pachauri, Director-
General, TERI; Mr Terry Tamminen, Founder and
President, Seventh Generation Advisors, USA; and
Mr Prem Kumar Dhumal, Honble Chie Minister,
Government o Himachal Pradesh, India. The
interaction was moderated by Dr Jerey Sonneneld,
Senior Associate Dean or Executive Programs
and Lester Crown Proessor in the Practice o
Management, Yale School o Management, Yale
University, USA.
Over 65 Indian and global CEOs and seniorrepresentatives rom businesses and Indian
government discussed the challenges and
opportunities pertaining to Business Leadership
or Sustainability. The participants represented the
manuacturing and services sectors which overall
contributes about 82 % in Indias GDP.
In course o this candid interaction with the ormer
Governor, the business community voiced their
opinions through a voting session where issues like
organizational sustainability and eective partnerships
were deliberated upon. During the voting session,
the group considered more inormation sharing o
best practices and awareness building as the most
important actor that motivates businesses to actively
address the issue o sustainability. The group was o
the opinion that early mover advantage and brand
value and social responsibility have been their
driving orce to respond to sustainability. Designing
and implementing innovative nancing mechanisms
was identied as the most critical elements o eective
partnerships towards sustainability. R&D o low-
carbon technologies was identied as a leading area
in which businesses should play a leadership role to
advance the action on climate change in India.
Addressing the gathering, Mr Schwarzenegger said,
No one can tell i there will be an energy uture. I
there is no energy policy in place, there will be no
environment. He urged that the business community
should never wait or the ederal government or anyinternational treaties to take actions and ensure
that the cost comes down so that people can aord
renewable technologies.n
Special Luncheon session with HE Mr Arnold Schwarzenegger
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LAUNCH OF THE rEPOrT OF UN SECrETArY gENErALS
HIgH-LEVEL PANEL ON gLOBAL SUSTAINABILITY
The session was chaired by HE Ms Tarja Halonen, President,
Finland. The session marked the regional launch o the
report, which elicited an invigorating discussion on the key
recommendations o the report. It was pointed out that the
road to sustainable development had changed track, and
the panelists refected on the lack o success in achieving the
objectives. The two main reasons cited were discrimination
against women and lack o access to resources and energy.
Another key message that was highlighted was that the global
community cannot carry on with the business as usual
scenario, and a change is required in the growth narrative.n
The 4th Green Globe Awards ceremony elicitated the eorts o those
unsung heroes who have contributed towards sustainable development in
India in several categories. Introducing the event, Dr Pachauri said that the
Green Globe Awards were important to recognize the initiatives o those
who were working towards saving the planet. While the Gujarat Cooperative
Milk Marketing Federation won the award in the Manuacturing category,
IndusInd bank received the award in the
Business category or running ATMs on
solar power. The Centre or Research on
Environment and Development rom
Meghalaya was the big winner in the NGO
sector, and the state government o Madhya
Pradesh won the award or Outstanding
Contribution to Sustainable Development by
a State Government. Husk Power Systems
was the winner in the Product, Innovation,
and Design category, while Mr
Joydeep Gupta was the recipient
o the Green Globe Award 2012
in the Media category. A special
award was presented to the Royal Challengers
Bangalore IPL cricket team or being carbon
neutral. The Lietime Achievement Award was
presented to Mr Bjorn Stigson, ormer
President o WBSCD. While Mr Rahul Saini won the award inthe Yuva category, the Salwan
Public School was the winner in the Outstanding Contribution by an Educational Institution
category. The award or Outstanding Contribution by a Celebrity was presented to Mr
Abhishek Bachchan or his initiative to save paper, and reducing energy consumption during
lm shootings and his contribution towards LaBL. Receiving the award, Mr Abhishek
Bachchan, also the chie guest o the event, said that he became more conscious about the
environment ater having met Dr Pachauri and started taking steps to conserve energy. He
said that he tried to lead by example and was even prepared to star in a lm which has the
minimum carbon ootprint provided someone makes it.n
Green Globe Foundation Awards Ceremony
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Workshop on Large Scale Deployment oSmart Grids: opportunities and strategies
TERI, in association with Electricite de France (EDF),
organized a one-day workshop on Large Scale
Deployment o Smart Grids: opportunities and strategies
on 31 January 2012. The workshop saw participation
o experts rom the regulatory commissions, public and
private sector utilities, project developers, academia,
and R&D institutions. The workshop emphasized the
need or disseminating the experience (both national
and international) and oered a platorm to discuss the
emerging opportunities in the eld o smart grids. The
speakers shared their experiences in implementing the
smart grid initiatives worldwide. Panelists discussed the
huge potential or smart grid initiatives in the country and
the emerging challenges. There was consensus on the need
o policy and regulatory interventions to accelerate the
execution o the smart grid projects, and the need to ocus
on transition rom product to service mode o smart grid
development. It emphasized on the large scale renewable
energy penetration in various grid models. n
Learning rom Emerging Energy Innovationsin Asia with a Focus on Energy Access andClean Energy: contributing to the discourse
on an institutional ramework or sustainabledevelopmentThe event was part o a TERI-IGES study supported by
the Energy or All initiative o the Asian Development
Bank. Session I discussed some select Asian case studies
that demonstrated innovative practices in energy access
and clean energy, providing evidence o bottom-up
endeavours and top-down approaches that have enabled
policy diusion. Session II elucidated emerging issues in
energy governance and challenges or institutions involved
in providing decentralized energy access. The ocus was on
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