The Yale Center for Environmental Law & Policy, in partnership with World Resources Institute and Environmental Defense Fund, presents:

Climate Change Solutions: Frontline Perspectives from Around the Globe

India's Climate Policies & Perspectives

March 28th, 2012 | 4PM - 5PM EST

Speaker: Dr. Rajendra K. Pachauri, Director General of The Energy & Resources Institute (TERI) and Chair of the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)

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The Yale Center for Environmental Law & Policy, in partnership with World Resources Institute and Environmental Defense Fund, invites you to participate in the next event in our webinar series: Climate Change Solutions: Frontline Perspectives from Around the Globe. This exciting webinar series highlights the current state of climate change policy actions through speakers who provide unique insight into the latest policy developments in the world's highest greenhouse gas emitting countries.

This month, Dr. Rajendra K. Pachauri joins us to discuss climate policy from India's perspective. Dr. Pachauri will offer insights gained from his multiple roles in the international climate policy arena: Director General of the Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), Director of the Yale Climate & Energy Institute (YCEI), and the Chair of the United Nation's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).

The presentation will be followed by a Q&A session with the audience.

About the Speaker

Dr. Rajendra K. Pachauri was appointed Director of the Yale Climate & Energy Institute in July 2009. He is also Director-General of TERI (The Energy and Resources Institute). TERI does original research and provides knowledge in the areas of energy, environment, forestry, biotechnology, and the conservation of natural resources to governments, institutions, and corporate organizations worldwide. In 2002, Dr. Pachauri was elected the Chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), established by the World Meteorological Organization and the United Nations Environment Programme, and re-elected in September 2008. The IPCC, along with former Vice President Al Gore, was awarded the "Nobel Peace Prize" for the year 2007. Dr. Pachauri was conferred with the "Padma Vibhushan," the second highest civilian award in India, for his services in the field of science and engineering in January 2008 by the President of India, and awarded the Padma Bhushan by the President of India in January 2001 for his contributions to the field of environment. He was also bestowed the "Officier De La Légion D'Honneur" by the Government of France in 2006 and was awarded the "Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star" by the Emperor of Japan in April 2010.

About the Series

Hosted and sponsored by the Yale Center for Environmental Law & Policy, in partnership with World Resources Institute and Environmental Defense Fund, the Climate Change Solutions: Frontline Perspectives from Around the Globe webinar series features ten speakers between September 2011 and April 2012. This series highlights the current state of climate change policy actions through speakers who provide unique insight into the latest policy developments in the world's highest greenhouse gas emitting countries: United States, China, Germany, Russia, India, United Kingdom, Canada, South Korea, Japan, and Brazil.

The series is publicly available online and promoted to both domestic and international academic and policy communities, including governmental officials, think tank analysts, climate change advocates, professors, and students. The webinar format enables those interested in international climate change policy to access and participate in these presentations from anywhere in the world.

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ysella.edyvean@yale.edu or http://www.webex.com