Climate change and energy security are interconnected and are two sides of the same coin. The increasing share of non-hydrocarbon or non-fossil energy, as evidence suggests, will help in significant reduction in carbon emissions. There is now broadly a global drive to expand energy sources and increase energy efficiency, both in distribution and consumption in order to mitigate climate change, reduce energy dependency, and minimize energy price volatility. India has shown the world what it takes to be a climate leader.
R.K. Pachnanda is the Chairman, Haryana Electricity Regulatory Commission. Prior to this he was Chairman, Haryana Public Service Commission, Security Adviser to the Chief Minister, Assam, Director General, Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), Director General, National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and Commissioner of Police, Kolkata. Bibek Debroy is presently the Chairman, Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM) and President, Indian Statistical Institute (ISI). An economist, he was educated in Kolkata, Delhi and Trinity College, Cambridge. Anirban Ganguly is Hony Director of Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee Research Foundation. He is member of BJPs National Executive Committee (NEC) and has extensively worked in the areas of public policy and political research.
