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Ajay Mathur
Director General, The Energy and Resources Institute. Dr Ajay Mathur is Director General of TERI, The Energy and Resources Institute in New Delhi, and a member of the Indian Prime Minister’s Council on Climate Change. He previously served as Director General of the Indian Government’s Bureau of Energy Efficiency from 2006 to 2016.
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Policy
Switzerland
2022
Measures related to the situation in Ukraine
In 2022, Switzerland implemented sanctions similar to those enacted by the European Union against Russia and Belarus. Lignite and coal imports from Russia are banned, as well as Swiss exports to Russia of intermediary industrial products as robots and certain chemicals. In addition, public financial support for entities owned or controlled by the Russian State is prohibited, as well as trust registration in Switzerland on behalf of Russian nationals or natural or legal persons established in Russia.
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Claude Turmes
Minister for Energy and Minister for Spatial Planning. Claude Turmes was appointed Luxembourg’s Minister for Energy and Minister for Spatial Planning in December 2018. He previously held the position of Secretary of State for Sustainable Development and Infrastructures. He was a member of the European Parliament for almost 20 years, serving as rapporteur for the Energy Efficiency Directive and the Renewable Energy Directive.
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Leo Varadkar
Prime Minister. Leo Varadkar became Prime Minister of Ireland in June 2017. He has been a member of Ireland’s parliament, the Dáil, since 2007 and previously held several ministerial positions, including Social Protection, Health, and Transport, Tourism and Sport.Mr Varadkar recently led the Irish Government in the development of an ambitious new Climate Action Plan with strong targets for energy efficiency, renewables and emissions reduction.