Nine prominent leaders hailing from India have been named to the ‘Time 100 Climate’, the magazine’s first-ever list of the world’s most influential leaders driving business to real climate action.

The list, which includes CEOs, founders, philanthropists, musicians, policymakers and government officials from across the world, comes ahead of the UN’s 2023 climate change conference, scheduled to take place in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) from Nov 30.

“It’s fair to say climate leadership is ­embedded across all of our coverage today. But we believe more could be done to draw attention to the people who are shaping and leading climate action,” the magazine said, releasing the list on Nov 16.

Indian-origins in ‘Time 100 Climate’ list

Ajay Banga

According to the magazine, Ajay Banga, who began his five-year term as World Bank group president in June this year, is ushering in a new mission for the institution - eradicating poverty while fighting climate change.

Bhavish Aggarwal

Some 70% of the vehicles on India’s roads are mopeds and scooters, and Bhavish Aggarwal, CEO and co-founder of Ola Electric, is leading the path to electrifying them.

Rajiv J Shah

Rajiv J Shah is president of ‘The Rockefeller Foundation’, which now works to ensure that all initiatives and investment strategies are focused through a climate lens.

Geeta Aiyer

Geeta Aiyer is founder and president of Boston common asset management, a woman-led, employee-owned sustainable investment firm, pushing investment in climate change mitigation, with nearly $5 bn (₹41,635.4 cr) in assets under management.

Jigar Shah

Jigar Shah is director of the US department of energy loan programs office, which is responsible for the public investment of hundreds of billions of dollars into clean infrastructure and energy projects.

Manoj Sinha

Manoj Sinha is CEO and co-founder of ‘Husk Power Systems’, which operates 200 minigrids across Asia and Africa, and reached profitability in India and Nigeria this year.

M Sanjayan

M Sanjayan is a conservation scientist and CEO of Conservation International (CI), a non-profit working with governments and companies to conserve nature, primarily in the global south.

Seema Wadhwa

Seema Wadhwa is executive director for environmental stewardship for Kaiser Permanente, the country’s first net-zero medical facility, one of the largest health care providers in the US.

Amit Kumar Sinha

Amit Kumar Sinha is managing director and CEO of Mahindra lifespaces, the real estate and infrastructure development arm of the Indian conglomerate.

(Source: IANS)

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