Sustainable Development Leadership Award

The award was presented to the Former President of European Commission & Former Prime Minister of Portugal Dr José Manuel Durão Barroso by Mr Suresh Prabhu, Hon'ble Minister for Railways, India and Dr R K Pachauri, Director-General, TERI & Chairman, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

TERI and DSDS 2015 are proud to honour Dr José Manuel Durão Barroso, Former President of European Commission & Former Prime Minister of Portugal, with the 11th Sustainable Development Leadership Award, in recognition for his pioneering efforts to de-carbonize the European economy and to promote renewable energy and energy efficiency. As President of the European Commission (EC), Dr Barroso spearheaded the first international legally binding agreement for curbing greenhouse gas emissions, when he launched the historic 2020 package on Climate and Energy. During his second term as President of the EC, Dr Barroso introduced new and more ambitious targets, extending the binding commitments until 2030. His leadership and ideas have not only helped the European Union reduce carbon emissions, but boosted renewable energy and brought greater energy efficiency. His path-breaking efforts to tackle climate change enabled the tapping of new sources of growth and improving energy security on a global level.

With the 11th Sustainable Development Leadership Award, in recognition for his pioneering efforts to de-carbonize the European economy and to promote renewable energy and energy efficiency. As President of the European Commission (EC), Dr Barroso spearheaded the first international legally binding agreement for curbing greenhouse gas emissions, when he launched the historic 2020 package on Climate and Energy. During his second term as President of the EC, Dr Barroso introduced new and more ambitious targets, extending the binding commitments until 2030. His leadership and ideas have not only helped the European Union reduce carbon emissions, but boosted renewable energy and brought greater energy efficiency. His path-breaking efforts to tackle climate change enabled the tapping of new sources of growth and improving energy security on a global level.