India’s Net Zero Goals and the Geopolitics of Climate Action

A closed door discussion with Dr. Arunabha Ghosh, Founder & CEO of Council on Energy, Environment & Water (CEEW) on India’s Net Zero Goals and the Geopolitics of Climate Action. The aim of the third module is to delve into a involving climate action and climate change. Developed countries have exploited natural resources and have been some of the highest emitters of carbon, yet they blame India and China for global warming, though India ranks 4th in carbon emissions behind China, US, and the EU. Dr. Arunabha Ghosh will be discussing India’s Net-Zero Goals, the responsibility that the Corporate Sector has in achieving these, while focusing on the larger theme of geopolitics in Climate Action.

About the Speaker

Dr. Arunabha Ghosh is an international public policy expert, author, columnist, and institution builder. He is the founder-CEO, since 2010, of the Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW), consistently ranked as one of Asia's leading policy research institutions; and among the world’s 20 best climate think-tanks in 2013 and 2016.

Dr. Ghosh advises governments, industry, civil society and international organisations around the world. He currently serves on Government of India’s G20 Finance Track Advisory Group for India’s G20 Presidency in 2023. Most recently, the UN Secretary-General appointed him to the High-level Expert Group on the Credibility and Accountability of Net-Zero Announcements by Non-State Actors.