ARE Conference 2023

The theme of ARE Conference 2023 aims to inspire participants to explore innovative approaches, technologies, and strategies for mitigating climate change and its impacts. It also arises questions Are We Taking Enough Action? - Towards a Resilient Planet and prompts participants to evaluate our current efforts in addressing climate change and environmental challenges.

ARE Conference 2022

The Energy Swaraj Foundation has launched Action for Restoring the Environment (ARE) – Are we taking enough actions? Conference to encourage quantifiable actions. Actions for Restoring Environment (ARE) Conference, organised in collaboration with All India Council for Technical Education, one-of-its-kind conference, was organised on 24th – 25th November 2022 at Vasant Kunj, New Delhi. ARE Conference comes as a timely action to bring concerted actions by stakeholders from various walks of life to take consolidated action to mitigate climate change, amidst inconclusive and mixed outcomes of COP27.

The conference saw 8 intensive sessions - each representing one sector of the society followed by the Energy Swaraj Awards which applauded the exemplary efforts by individuals to mitigate climate change, With 21 Partners and over 40+ speakers on-board, the ARE Conference engaged 350+ lives who attended the conference physically and many more who watched the conference in the online mode.

The purpose of the ARE conference was to ask tough questions to everyone that ARE we taking enough actions? All the speakers in the sessions conducted so far have been more or less unanimous in accepting that No, we are NOT taking enough action.

Highlights of the
Conference & Awards

  • The conference also saw a special message from Honorable Prime Minister Shri. Narendra ModiJi congratulating Prof. Chetan Singh Solanki, Team of Energy Swaraj Foundation and AICTE on taking forward the climate discussions
  • 40+ eminent leaders from the industry, government, academia, spiritual, media and the youth in one platform to deliberate on the climate corrective actions which are required on a drastic and immediate basis.
  • The 200kgs sacks were an eye-opener for the speakers and audiences alike to understand and create awareness on the carbon dioxide (CO2) emitted per capita per month.
  • Climate Clock showing the time left for reach 1.5 degree Celsius of global warming was unveiled, which was then referred in all panel discussions
  • Atal innovation mission of NITI Aayog, GoI announced that over 10000 climate clocks will be assembled across the Atal Tinkering Labs across the country on 24th April 2023 in collaboration with Energy Swaraj Foundation.
  • Winners of Shell GameChanger, AMG Challenge and Climate Hackathon challenge with prize money of about Rs 1.75 Crore were announced.

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Session-wise summary

There were 8 intensive sessions in the Action for Restoring Environment(ARE) Conference - each representing one particular sector of the society followed by the Energy Swaraj Awards which applauded the exemplary efforts by individuals to mitigate climate change.

The purpose of the ARE conference was to ask tough questions to everyone that ARE we taking enough actions? All the speakers in the sessions conducted so far have been more or less unanimous in accepting that No, we are NOT taking enough action.

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Our numbers

We are super proud of our numbers

20+

Our Partners

45+

Our Speakers

300+

ARE Conference Participants

20+

Awardees Winning

3.50 Lac

Award Money

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