Satya S. Tripathi, Secretary-General of the Global Alliance for a Sustainable Planet and former UN Assistant Secretary General, kicked off the second half of the day with an inspiring keynote.
He offered a compelling critique of our individual responsibility and collective inaction on environmental issues highlighting the disconnect between discussion and meaningful change.
“There’s no dearth of desire to seek change. The only problem is we don’t want to be the change we want to see in others. Until and unless we want that, nothing is going to change,” Satya affirmed.
Satya then illustrated the challenges we face, including the unsustainable use of resources and the dangers posed by emerging technologies such as AI. A call was made for climate conversations and events to evolve from niche to mainstream with a focus on solutions instead of restating known problems.
Satya closed his keynote by quoting Alvin Toffler, the famous American futurist: “it is time for all of us to it will be those who cannot learn, unlearn and relearn. unlearn and relearn what is important for our own survival,” Satya concluded.