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The Politics of Climate Change and the Global Crisis: Mortgaging Our Future
Praful Bidwai
Crossword Bookstore, Bengaluru
IIC Seminar Hall, New Delhi
Kitab Khana, Mumbai
Launched on :
25/11/2011
Venue :
IIC Seminar Hall, New Delhi
The first book launch of
The Politics of Climate Change and the Global Crisis: Mortgaging Our Future
, written by eminent journalist and social commentator, Praful Bidwai, was held at the India International Centre on 25 November 2011.
It was a full house at IIC on the 25th evening.
The audience at the event.
Questions from the audience.
Aruna Roy responds to questions.
At the end of the programme, the panellists and the author hold up the book.
The panellists interact with the audience and media after the launch.
The author signs copies of the book at the programme.
The speakers at the launch were (L to R) Aruna Roy, Girish Sant, Nirupam Sen and Rohan D'Souza. Seated next to Aruna Roy is the author, Praful Bidwai.
Rinita Banerjee of Orient BlackSwan welcomed the panellists and the audience to the event.
The book was released by Aruna Roy.
Renowned activist and member, National Advisory Council, Government of India, Aruna Roy was the first speaker on the dais to talk about the book.
Girish Sant, an energy and environmental analyst from Prayas in Pune spoke next about climate change and discussed changes that need to be made at the level of day-to-day living of the middle classes in particular in order to avert a disaster.
Nirupam Sen, former Ambassador of India to the United Nations, spoke about real alternatives that policy-making bodies need to think about and the political will that is needed to provide sustainable life on Earth.
Rohan D'Souza, Assistant Professor at the Centre for Studies in Science Policy, JNU, discussed Mr Bidwai's book and talked about the kind of policy changes that are required.
The author sums up the discussion and provides his own analysis of the climate change debate.