S1 E3: Dialogue with NRDC's Sameer Kwatra: Role of Green Buildings and Future of Renewable Sources

Today, I am talking to Sameer Kwatra, Policy Director, India Program at Natural Resources Defense Council at Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC). Sameer directs research and analyses that promote clean energy, energy access, and sound climate policy in India. He has over two decades of multi-sectoral professional experience working in India and the U.S. Prior to joining NRDC, he worked for the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy, where he sought to improve energy efficiency in buildings. Sameer holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from India’s National Institute of Technology, an MBA in finance and marketing from the Indian Institute of Management, and a master’s degree in environmental management from the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies. He is based in NRDC’s Washington, D.C., office.
In today's episode he explains:
1. Future of Renewable Sources;
2. Role of Buildings in reducing climate change impacts;3. India's footsteps in global emissions and road ahead;
4. Path of Reaching Net Zero, the challenges ahead; and
5. What about phasing down HFCs, CFCs and what's up with the Ozone hole? And more..

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