Economist who popularised “sustainable development”, discusses the political consensus during the Rio Summit and the future of climate diplomacy
Nitin Desai, an economist, was one of the people who popularised the word “sustainable development”. Down To Earth associate editor Rajit Sengupta had a conversation with the former UN Under-Secretary General for Economic and Social Affairs to understand the political consensus during the Rio Summit, the idea of sustainable development and the future of climate diplomacy during the Anil Agarwal Dialogue 2024.
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