Dr R.K Pachauri Keynote at 2009 Skoll World Forum
Dr. R.K. Pachauri, Chair of Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, speaks at the Skoll Awards ceremony at the Sheldonian Theatre at the Skoll World Forum 2009. One of the questions he addresses is how to create human progress without unsustainably consuming nature’s resources.
With: Dr R. K. Pachuari
and I can tell you he of course naturally didn't supply me and omitted some of the details. But what kept me going that night when What was most interesting was one particular area. inspiring experience and i am so impressed with power and promise of the awards I think there are two major implications from what social entrepreneurs are doing across the world.
Firstly, I think they can fa they can develop a new develop in paradigm which is based on culture which is in chewing with osterzation began. I think the second important implication is that social entrepreneurs Sustainable development on this planet. I think those who will be in the vanguard will be social entrepreneurs.
I'm talking about the natural wealth that each one of us has inherited. I'm reminded and I'm sorry if you heard me say this Before on other occasions Mahatma Gandhi who i quote extensively because he was clearly a person ahead of his time who was able to to visualize the pills and the problems of an unsustainable part of development.
On one occasion, he was asked by a, a British and to grasp the implications of the path of sustainable development. Gandhi in his various ways did easily define that And In very simple terms says its that form of development which meets the needs of the current generation without compromising. on the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
Now this seems like a very simple definition, but it's laden with value. It's laden with value because it clearly establishes the importance of inter-generational equity. And it clearly brings to the fore the importance of issues of equity. I think the world has to become responsive to the efficiency of natural resource issues and to the implications of inter-generational and intra-generational equity.
Everybody says that the 21st century is going to be a century of knowledge, but that knowledge is certainly not going to be confined only to science and technology and what we have come to believe as the indicators of modern progress. It's knowledge which will have to be based on wisdom, on values, and indigenous knowledge.
We do understand the biophysical impact. We think of it in terms as damage to the environment which would be protected. But there's much more to it than that. Of course, the physical impacts are very important. And here, let me highlight the fact that sustainable development and all kinds of other currencies where the poor and those who do not have wealth and the income to be able to protect themselves are really Extremely vulnerable and I would say this is also true of those who are not healthy, are old infirm because as we have seen.
Who are the worst victims of that occurrence? It was the poorest of the poor who were left behind. Several of whom lost their lives. If you look at the heat wave 2003 that afflicted large part of Europe those who lost their lives were the elderly they were children they were infants who really were not built structures and of course very vulnerable to coastal flooding through cyclonic activities through the problems of sea CC will be a threat of the extinction its also known that in continents like Africa as earlier as 20 20 we would have I would submit that while we understand the mind and body of sustainable development we have not and as a matter of fact I get a number of emails in response.
One of them said that you're obviously a vegetarian, and And you are not getting adequate nutrition and that is affecting the brain. I I made a speech in London Bicycle and a lot more and if he does that adequately he might even qualify for the Olympics that are going to be held in his city. So I think we are going to regret it, our children and our grandchildren are going to regret it now here is where I would like to pay a every humble compliment to Jeff.
by so many dedicated social entrepreneurs across the world. I believe this can, and has the potential to change the map of the world. Did several initiatives that are being carried out by social entrepreneurs across the world. There is one particular thing on that in a while. It would cost no more than twenty billion dollars.
And at the last count, for three months of war, estimated war to recovery the package is going to be all over the world in the light of failures that have taken place and where we are essentially holding hands with those who have caused these failures. At the global level and here I want to highlight the fact that I am partly underemployed as I was telling Jeff I have two responsibilities that is one is my institute which has over 800 people in India and other parts of the world and chairman of the IPCC.
I have also accepted another responsibility and that's to be a part time director of the new Institute for Climate and Energy which is being established at the Yale University, but, my mission from now onwards is going to be one particular activity, and that's to see that we light up a billion homes.
And for that I'm going to show you a very brief film, which I would request may now be played. Well, symbolic of what you've just seen, I'm gonna give Jeff a small present . This is a solar torch, or flashlight, which has a solar panel on it. And I'm going to extract a promise from him that if he gets up in the middle of the night, he
Firstly, I think they can fa they can develop a new develop in paradigm which is based on culture which is in chewing with osterzation began. I think the second important implication is that social entrepreneurs Sustainable development on this planet. I think those who will be in the vanguard will be social entrepreneurs.
I'm talking about the natural wealth that each one of us has inherited. I'm reminded and I'm sorry if you heard me say this Before on other occasions Mahatma Gandhi who i quote extensively because he was clearly a person ahead of his time who was able to to visualize the pills and the problems of an unsustainable part of development.
On one occasion, he was asked by a, a British and to grasp the implications of the path of sustainable development. Gandhi in his various ways did easily define that And In very simple terms says its that form of development which meets the needs of the current generation without compromising. on the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
Now this seems like a very simple definition, but it's laden with value. It's laden with value because it clearly establishes the importance of inter-generational equity. And it clearly brings to the fore the importance of issues of equity. I think the world has to become responsive to the efficiency of natural resource issues and to the implications of inter-generational and intra-generational equity.
Everybody says that the 21st century is going to be a century of knowledge, but that knowledge is certainly not going to be confined only to science and technology and what we have come to believe as the indicators of modern progress. It's knowledge which will have to be based on wisdom, on values, and indigenous knowledge.
We do understand the biophysical impact. We think of it in terms as damage to the environment which would be protected. But there's much more to it than that. Of course, the physical impacts are very important. And here, let me highlight the fact that sustainable development and all kinds of other currencies where the poor and those who do not have wealth and the income to be able to protect themselves are really Extremely vulnerable and I would say this is also true of those who are not healthy, are old infirm because as we have seen.
Who are the worst victims of that occurrence? It was the poorest of the poor who were left behind. Several of whom lost their lives. If you look at the heat wave 2003 that afflicted large part of Europe those who lost their lives were the elderly they were children they were infants who really were not built structures and of course very vulnerable to coastal flooding through cyclonic activities through the problems of sea CC will be a threat of the extinction its also known that in continents like Africa as earlier as 20 20 we would have I would submit that while we understand the mind and body of sustainable development we have not and as a matter of fact I get a number of emails in response.
One of them said that you're obviously a vegetarian, and And you are not getting adequate nutrition and that is affecting the brain. I I made a speech in London Bicycle and a lot more and if he does that adequately he might even qualify for the Olympics that are going to be held in his city. So I think we are going to regret it, our children and our grandchildren are going to regret it now here is where I would like to pay a every humble compliment to Jeff.
by so many dedicated social entrepreneurs across the world. I believe this can, and has the potential to change the map of the world. Did several initiatives that are being carried out by social entrepreneurs across the world. There is one particular thing on that in a while. It would cost no more than twenty billion dollars.
And at the last count, for three months of war, estimated war to recovery the package is going to be all over the world in the light of failures that have taken place and where we are essentially holding hands with those who have caused these failures. At the global level and here I want to highlight the fact that I am partly underemployed as I was telling Jeff I have two responsibilities that is one is my institute which has over 800 people in India and other parts of the world and chairman of the IPCC.
I have also accepted another responsibility and that's to be a part time director of the new Institute for Climate and Energy which is being established at the Yale University, but, my mission from now onwards is going to be one particular activity, and that's to see that we light up a billion homes.
And for that I'm going to show you a very brief film, which I would request may now be played. Well, symbolic of what you've just seen, I'm gonna give Jeff a small present . This is a solar torch, or flashlight, which has a solar panel on it. And I'm going to extract a promise from him that if he gets up in the middle of the night, he
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