14th STIP Forum Lecture "IPCC's 1.5-degree Report and the Future of the Paris Agreement: A Debate on Science and Politics of Climate Change" | 13 November at IHC New Delhi

Science, Technology and Innovation Policy (STIP) Forum Lecture Series 

You are cordially invited to the Fourteenth STIP Forum Lecture

on

IPCC's 1.5-degree Report and the Future of the Paris Agreement: A Debate on Science and Politics of Climate Change

by

Shri Rajani Ranjan Rashmi, Distinguished Fellow, Earth Sciences and Climate Change, TERI &

Dr. Navroz K. Dubash, Senior Fellow, Centre for Policy Research and Coordinator, Climate Initiative

Moderator: Dr. Chandra Bhushan, Deputy Director General, CSE

Date: 13 November 2018 (Tuesday) Time: 7.00 PM

Venue: Casuarina Hall, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road New Delhi (Entry from Gate No.3)

Shri Rajani Ranjan Rashmi is a Distinguished Fellow at TERI. He has been a member of the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) of 1983 batch and was Special Secretary in the Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change, Government of India. He served as the Government's Chief Negotiator for environment treaties relating to climate change and Ozone depleting substances, amongst others. Mr Rashmi has worked long in the field of environment. As Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Environment & Forests from 2008 to 2013, he was India's focal point for multilateral negotiations under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. In this position, he also played a key role in shaping India's domestic and international response to climate change. Mr R R Rashmi is a graduate in Economics from Patna University and holds a degree in MBA from the Free University of Brussels. Dr. Navroz K Dubash is a Professor at CPR and Coordinator of the Initiative on Climate, Energy, and Environment. His research and policy interests include climate change policy and governance, the political economy of energy and water, the regulatory state in the developing world and the role of civil society in global environmental governance. In 2015 he was conferred the 12th TN Khoshoo Memorial Award in recognition of the impact of his work on Indian climate change policy and the international discourse on global climate governance. He has been a Lead Author and synthesis report author for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and has served on India's Expert Committee on Low Carbon Strategies for Inclusive Growth and other national committees on water and energy policy. Dr Dubash holds an MA and PhD in energy and resources from the University of California, Berkeley, and an AB in public and international affairs from Princeton University. 

ABOUT STIP FORUM: The Science Technology and Innovation Policy (STIP) Forum has been set up with the objective of promoting debate on various aspects of Science, Technology and Innovation Policy. The Forum would go beyond the disciplinary boundaries by taking into account the intersectionality of S&T and I. It aims to will also bridge the gap between the science and society for dissemination of scientific achievements as well as for generalising debate of societal aspirations and promoting responsible research and innovations. The monthly lecture series of public lectures has been launched to sensitize the public discourse on science, technology and innovation policy. Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS), The Energy Resources Institute (TERI), Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), Indo-French Centre for the Promotion of Advanced Research (CEFIPRA), Vigyan Prasar and India Habitat Centre (IHC) are collaborative institutes.

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