Fossil Free: Energizing India: Sumant Sinha, Malcolm Turnbull and Arunabha Ghosh in conversation with Mridula Ramesh | Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Series Jaipur Literature Festival 2024

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An engaged conversation observes the current global climate crisis and its impact on India's primary energy needs and dependence on fossil fuels. Exploring the opportunities and trends driving the energy transition in the country, they discuss the shift to sustainable sources of energy while evaluating its larger political, economic, and diplomatic implications and complexities.

Sumant Sinha is the Founder, Chairman, and CEO of ReNew, the first Indian clean energy company listed on Nasdaq. A global entrepreneur and climate thought leader, he's driven ReNew to a portfolio of 13.8 GW, offering comprehensive decarbonisation solutions. Sinha has been recognized for his climate advocacy, serving on global boards and receiving accolades, including the 2022 USISPF Global Leadership Award.

The Honourable Malcolm Turnbull AC, Australia’s 29th Prime Minister, reformed Australia’s personal income tax, education and childcare systems, oversaw the legalisation of same-sex marriage and announced the construction of Snowy Hydro 2.0, the biggest pumped hydro scheme in the southern hemisphere. As a young lawyer, he successfully defended former MI5 agent Peter Wright against the British Government in the 1986 ‘Spycatcher’ trial before running his own investment banking firm and joining Goldman Sachs as partner. Mr Turnbull has been a successful venture capitalist and co-founded OzEmail Limited, the first Australian tech company to be listed on NASDAQ. He is currently a senior adviser to KKR and a director of the International Hydropower Association and Chairman of Australian Fortescue Future Industries. Mr Turnbull speaks and writes on a range of issues including cyber security, geopolitics and renewable energy.

Arunabha Ghosh is an internationally recognised public policy expert, author, columnist, and institution builder. He is the founder-CEO of the Council on Energy, Environment and Water, one of the world’s 20 best climate think-tanks. Arunabha advises governments, industry, civil society, and international organisations around the world. He currently serves on the Government of India’s G20 Finance Track Advisory Group and advises the Sherpa Track for India’s G20 Presidency in 2022-23. In 2022, the UN Secretary-General appointed him to the High-level Expert Group on the Credibility and Accountability of Net-Zero Announcements by Non-State Actors. Dr Ghosh is currently Vice-Chair of the UN Committee for Development Policy, and is a member of several international expert advisory groups.

Mridula Ramesh is the award-winning author of The Climate Solution and Watershed and the founder of Sundaram Climate Institute. A graduate with distinction from Cornell University and an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management, Ramesh worked at McKinsey in the Silicon Valley and is the executive director of Sundaram Textiles . She is also part of the board of trustees of WWF, India.

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