Ft. report launch from the High-level Policy Commission on Getting Asia to Net Zero

Speakers: Hon. Kevin Rudd AC, President and CEO, Asia Society; President, Asia Society Policy Institute and 26th Prime Minister of Australia; Hon. Ban Ki-moon, President and Chair, Global Green Growth Institute; Eight Secretary-General (2007-2016), United Nations; and Mr. Vivek Pathak, Global Head and Director of Climate Business, International Finance Corporation (IFC)

Chair: Shri Shyam Saran, President, IIC and formerly Special Envoy and Chief Negotiator on Climate Change

Welcome Remarks: Shri K.N. Shrivastava, Director, IIC

This programme brings together three founding members of the High-level Policy Commission on Getting Asia to Net Zero, former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd; former UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon; and Global Head and Director of Climate Business, International Finance Corporation (IFC) Vivek Pathak, along with former Special Envoy and Chief Negotiator on Climate Change, Shyam Saran to discuss India’s path to net zero emissions and the opportunities that it presents. It will include the launch of a report from the Commission which draws on new modelling to examine how India can achieve net zero emissions in a manner that is beneficial to its economy, society, and place in the world. The discussion comes ahead of a pivotal moment for Asian and Indian leadership especially, with India assuming the G20 Presidency in 2023 and the Asia-Pacific Group hosting COP28.

(Collaboration: Asia Society Policy Institute )