Climate change summit in Delhi next month
To be inaugurated by prime minister Manmohan Singh on February 7, the Delhi Sustainable Development Summit 2008 is being looked keenly by the environmentalist the world over, as it would not only deliberate on the two process of IPCC's assessment reportr and the recently concluded 13teh CoP at Bali but would also focus on the impacts of climate change on the business sector by calling a special CEO Forum.
The three das summit is likely to see participation by at least 9 heads of states, environment ministers from 8 countries leading global thinkers Nobel Laureates as well as global business leaders.
For the year 2008, the CEO Forum, The Energy Resource Institutes(TERI) annual curtain raiser to the DSDS, will focus on the impacts of climate change on the business sector and the forum will deliberate on the issues, challenges and opportunities related to industry in the context of climate change. The DSDS could prove to be a path breaking event S it will set the stage for corporate sector to have a productive dialogue with the government functionaries and bring about changes in corporate responsibility with regard to energy and environment.
New Indian Express, January 13, 2007
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