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Rajendra K. Pachauri |
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Dr Rajendra K. Pachauri assumed his current responsibilities
as the Chief Executive of TERI (The Energy and Resources Institute)
in 1981, first as Director and, since April 2001, as Director-General.
TERI does original research and provides knowledge in the areas of
energy, environment, forestry, biotechnology, and the conservation
of natural resources to governments, institutions, and corporate
organizations worldwide. In April 2002, Dr Pachauri was elected the
Chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC),
established by the World Meteorological Organization and the United
Nations Environment Programme in 1988. IPCC along with former US
Vice President Al Gore has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for
the year 2007. Dr. Pachauri received the award on behalf of IPCC.
He has been active in several international forums dealing with the
subject of climate change and its policy dimensions. To acknowledge
his immense contributions to the field of environment, he was awarded
the Padma Bhushan - one of India's highest civilian awards that recognizes
distinguished service to the nation - by the President of India in
January 2001. In 2006 he was awarded "Officier De La Légion
D'Honneur" by the Government of France.
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