#JLF 2016: Red Signals, Green Hopes

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Channel: Jaipur Literature Festival · 2016 · Nonprofits & Activism

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Jairam Ramesh, Alex Shoumatoff, Valmik Thapar and Ajay Mathur in conversation with Suman Sahai
Rajasthan Patrika Series

As average global temperatures rise, climate change attributable to the human species forever changes the nature of our planet. Concepts of ‘grow now, pay later’ disastrously impact the environment and public health. Seeking a pragmatic agenda towards a low carbon growth trajectory, the session searches for hope and green signals across a landscape of escalating pollution and contamination. Jairam Ramesh, Alex Shoumatoff, Valmik Thapar, Ajay Mathur and Suman Sahai speak of the conflicting indices of ecology, growth and democracy in South Asia.

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