33. RAJENDRA        PACHAURI
         67, ENVIRONMENTALIST
 

Tough Guy Talk: “If companies and countries don’t move towards a lowcarbon economy, they will lose political power.”

Real Estate Watch: A seven-and-a-half-acre green island in Haryana, his weekend getaway.

 

Cool New Friend: Former US vice-president Al Gore, who had earlier criticised his appointment as IPCC chairman.

Big Loss: Noticing that the peaks were bereft of snow this winter at his favourite holiday spot in Mukhteshwar, further proof of global warming.

 
 
 
THE WEATHERMAN
 

Because as chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), he orchestrated the efforts of over 1,000 scientists, resulting in awareness about global warming and the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize for the organisation, shared with Al Gore. Because he guides the government’s approach towards climate change. Because as head of The Energy Research Institute, he is responsible for popularising solar lanterns and torches.

 
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