Exiting exchange of best green practice in Beijing🇨🇳. The The China Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development (CCICED) just opened. I have been a member and a chair for many years and have seen the incredible development. It started in the 1990s as a

Exciting visit to Chintan Research Foundation in Delhi 🇮🇳. This new thinktank will help Indian strategic thinking in the years to come. It was amazing to see how much the Chintan Research Foundation (CRF) has achieved in the few months since it started. It has opened research

A Proud Moment for Sustainable Innovation 🇮🇳! I had the great pleasure of inaugurating the new office of Mobius Energy in Aerocity, New Delhi - a team driven by passion, purpose, and the belief that clean energy can power a brighter future for all. I will join the Advisory

First in the world, a big corporate takes on slum upgrading Dharavi is Indias 🇮🇳 largest slums. 1,2 million people live packed in a very dense area. You see a lot of trash, poor buildings and poverty. Toilets are scarce. But it is also a very industrious place, full of

Gujarat 🇮🇳 is leading the world in green energy! Outside China you can not find any state or province with the same green growth ambitions as Gujarat. Gujarat aims to build 100 gigawatt of solar and wind by 2030. Pumped storage and batteries will make a fully integrated energy

Great interaction with Indian 🇮🇳 business students in Gurgaon. Only business can produce the solutions at scale we need for the green economy. It was exiting to give a Leadership Lecture and discuss the opportunities the green transformation brings to Indian business with bright

We had the distinct honour of hosting @ErikSolheim, Norway’s Former  Minister of Environment and International Development and former executive director, @UNEP. During his visit, he had an insightful discussion with our researchers on CRF’s ongoing efforts around climate change

It was a privilege speaking at NITI Aayog in Delhi - the top political think tank of the Government of India 🇮🇳! National Institute for the Transforming of India serves as the planning commission of the nation - focused on economic development. I spoke to the division dedicated

This week we celebrate 200 years anniversary of Norwegian 🇳🇴 migration to the US 🇺🇸. On October 9 1825 the first Norwegian migrant ship landed in New York. Restauration set sail from Stavanger three months earlier with 52 people aboard. A baby was born while at sea. They

Brilliant news! India 🇮🇳 and China 🇨🇳 will resume direct flights. This is of course great news for me as a frequent visitor to both India and China. But much more importantly it’s good news for the world. It’s a strong signal of improved relations between the two nations after

Woodward Avenue in Detroit 🇺🇸 - the world´s iconic car street. The Germans invented the automobile. But it was Detroit which developed and mass produced the car. Woodward Avenue was the Main Street of the automobile capital of the world. The first car in America ran down

The perfect ecofriendly meal. Take a look at the photo. This is my wonderful lunch in Tamil Nadu 🇮🇳. Indians have used banana leafs as plates since time immemorial. Add a metal cup, a glass bottle and a multiuse straw. Spicy curries with rice, a bit of fish and chicken, and

I am excited to become cochair of IPE Global Limited High-Level Advisory Group on Climate Change and Sustainability. The advisory group consists of an amazing group of global leaders - politicians, diplomats, scientists, practitioners. We will aim to provide best international

Wonderful news!

Huge loss for environmentalism: Jane Goodall - the incredible conservationist dies. Jane Goodall was one of the most revered conservationists of our time. All of us who admired her and learned from her will miss her dearly. I vividly recall her infectious enthusiasm for the

Kashi Ropeway - the first Indian 🇮🇳 urban cable car will soon open! In Latin America cable cars are often used in urban transport. I have traveled with wonderful cable cars in La Paz, Caracas and other cities. Now this brilliant mode of transport is coming to India. Switzerland

The first evidence of a take off in solar in Africa! China - Africa partnerships bear fruits. It’s still a long way to go, but ist time for careful celebration. The last 12 months saw a big rise in Africa’s solar panel imports. Imports from China rose 60% in the last 12 months

China is far ahead on amazing infrastructure! It just opened the world’s tallest bridge, the Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge, which soars 625m above the Beipan River—nearly 10 times higher than San Francisco’s Golden Gate.

The old wold order is in tatters, the new is yet to emerge. We need a rules based new order. The time when the US alone dominated the world is gone. The new order will be multipolar. But we are yet to shape the rules of that order. Without rules it means anarchy and conflict.

Welcome to the future of energy - solar, wind and hydro integrated in India 🇮🇳! It was simply amazing to visit Pinnapuram in Andhra Pradesh. Greenko just comissioned its wonderful energy plant combining 4 gigawatt of solar with 1 gigawatt of wind an 1.6 gigawatt of pumped