Sunday, March 13, 2011

Why India Might Save the Planet - Newsweek

Why India Might Save the Planet - Newsweek
If you had to name a most valuable player of December’s climate summit in CancĂșn, hands down the award would go to Jairam Ramesh. His Mexican hosts, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, and ministers from small island-nations such as the Maldives and Kiribati all hailed India’s 56-year-old environmental minister for salvaging the entire endeavor. Ramesh brought the West and developing countries together by pointing at ways to ease access to green technology and suggesting an agreeable way to monitor progress in tamping down emissions. In CancĂșn Ramesh proved himself an international power broker, a star among the world’s climate warriors.

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