If the chief of IPCC, R. K. Pachauri had to face attacks from everywhere for most of last month, he was more than able to resurrect his reputation in the last coupe of days and there were also many government heads & leaders from the world over who were making their support for this man & his organization known openly. As help was pouring in from everywhere, it was the debate on climate change which had the maximum benefit. In attendance at the Sustainable Development Summit in Delhi 2010 were ministers from various parts of the world and they all spoke about how important it was to create a new future for energy and they also highlighted the role of energy which is renewable in this future. Representatives of various governments like UAE, Czech Republic, France, Australia, Japan & Belgium spoke about their individual targets and also emphasized the urgency for shifting to newer sources of energy.

It was also accepted widely that in the cases of developing countries such as India the biggest challenges against the promotion of renewable energy was the access to finance for a long period at lower interest rates, the promotion of research & development & building the human resources which are required. Farooq Abdullah, the new & renewable energy Union Minister said, “Economic barriers & governance issues are the major restirctionsto the maintenance of renewable energy & these problems all have to be dealt with.” Ministers also believed that renewable energy sources are still divided and that most of the countries didn’t have policies which favored the promotion of alternate sources of energy.

There has been emphasis on the need for country’s to understand that the markets for energy have changed and many leaders at the conference have agreed that it is extremely important to ensure a seamless transition from conventional to cleaner fuels. “This world is on the door step of a brand new industrial revolution, courtesy of course to the increased use of renewable energy. The opportunities which emerge from this in terms of the economu are a lot,” said the Belgian Minister for energy & climate, Paul Magnette. He also added that this transition from conventional to clean technology cannt be started by one country alone. Abdullah added to this saying that all the countries have to work in tandem in order to develop technologies which are practical.