{"id":52527,"date":"2019-09-24T17:48:29","date_gmt":"2019-09-24T12:18:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogadmin.forumias.com\/?page_id=52527"},"modified":"2019-09-24T17:48:37","modified_gmt":"2019-09-24T12:18:37","slug":"answered-india-has-the-potential-to-show-the-pathway-to-the-world-on-accelerating-action-on-climate-change-while-pursuing-its-development-interests-evaluate-the-statement-in-conte","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/answered-india-has-the-potential-to-show-the-pathway-to-the-world-on-accelerating-action-on-climate-change-while-pursuing-its-development-interests-evaluate-the-statement-in-conte\/","title":{"rendered":"[Answered] \u201cIndia has the potential to show the pathway to the world on accelerating action on climate change while pursuing its development interests.\u201d Evaluate the statement in context of potential of India to emerge as a global leader in climate change efforts."},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Demand of the question<\/strong>
Introduction. <\/strong>Contextual Introduction.
Body. <\/strong>How India is a global leader and can act as one?
Conclusion. <\/strong>Way forward. <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n\n\n\n

India is a global leader in the fight against climate change. In fact, India\u2019s global leadership on climate action predates the adoption of the 2030 development agenda. India is not only a global leader in climate change mitigation but also a global leader from whom many countries can learn how to maintain balance between development and keeping environment safe and healthy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

India as a global leader in climate\nchange efforts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. India\u2019s initiative for Coalition for\nDisaster Resilient Infrastructure is a model and can help other countries in\nthe development of appropriate infrastructure to face the least developed and\ndeveloping countries with natural calamities. <\/li>
  2. Buildings contribute 30-40% of\ngreenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Smart Cities Mission focus on sustainability\nand climate resilience. In 2019, SCM launched the Climate Smart Cities\nAssessment Framework, a first-of-its-kind public assessment framework on\nclimate-relevant parameters. Thus India teach other countries through formulation\nof greener policies and projects.<\/li>
  3. India seeks to strike the perfect\nbalance between growth and development. It simultaneously addresses social\nprogress and environmental conservation. The achievements in the urban space\nnot only reaffirm India\u2019s stature as a global leader around the normative\nframeworks on sustainability, but also indicate that India is walking the talk\non climate action and setting global benchmarks vis-a-vis climate resilience\nand green growth.<\/li>
  4. It\u2019s per-capita emissions are\namongst the lowest in the world despite being the third largest economy in the\nworld. Thus Indian practices can teach a lot to the world about sustainable\nliving.<\/li>
  5. India is a conscious aspirant. It\nhas shown leadership in combating climate change and meeting the Sustainable\nDevelopmental Goals (SDGs), as is reflected in many of its developmental\nschemes.<\/li>
  6. India is one of the least wasteful\neconomies. It has frequently been acknowledged by stakeholders for its\ncooperation and efforts to promote climate change mitigation, and environmental\nsustainability. This has been through policy measures, dialogue facilitation\nbetween nations, and taking decisive steps, especially after India emerged as a\nkey player in shaping the Paris Agreement, along with adopting\nenergy-efficiency measures. <\/li>
  7. Sustainability has always been a\ncore component of Indian culture. Its philosophy and values have underscored a\nsustainable way of life. For example, the yogic principle of aparigraha, which\nis a virtue of being non-attached to materialistic possessions. Humans and\nnature share a harmonious relationship, which goes as far as a reverence for\nvarious flora and fauna. This has aided biodiversity conservation efforts.<\/li>
  8. Yoga and Ayurveda are perhaps among\nthe most well-known ways of holistic Indian living. Sustainable and\nenvironmentally friendly practices and psyches still continue to be part of the\nlifestyle and culture. India should teach world about these practices.<\/li>
  9. Things which have absolutely no\nvalue, such as old newspapers and books, or utensils, can be easily sold off to\na scrap dealers to be re-used or re-cycled. Bucket baths, sun- drying clothes,\nand hand-washing dishes are other widespread, sustainable practices.\nCulturally, there is also an aversion to wasting food. Rural communities, which\nconstituted about 70% of the Indian population as of 2011, live close to nature\nand continue to live a simple and frugal lifestyle.<\/li>
  10. Countries can learn through various Indian\nprograms like National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC), International\nSolar Alliance (ISA), FAME Scheme for E-mobility, UJALA scheme etc. <\/li>
  11. India\nhas emerged as a global leader in renewable energy, with investments in\nrenewable energy topping fossil fuel investments. After adopting its National\nElectricity Plan (NEP) in 2018, India remains on track to overachieve its \u201c2\u02daC\ncompatible\u201d rated Paris Agreement NDC climate action targets.<\/li>
  12. India\u2019s INDC goals target to achieve 40%\nnon-fossil-based power capacity by 2030 more than a decade earlier than\ntargeted. Given these positive signals, there is significant potential for the\nincoming government to increase the ambition of India\u2019s NDC to a 1.5\u02daC\ncompatible rating.<\/li>
  13. India has recently banned complete use of single\nuse plastic in various sectors and industries. This would pave a way not only\nto tackle air pollution but also would prevent climate change.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    India and the world have a long and challenging way to go in dealing with environmental problems, and learning to live together in sustainable communities. We need to realize that development is more than economic, and sustainable development is a collective responsibility. As a global family and village, we should come together to learn from each other, and good lessons can be drawn and implemented from both ancient wisdom, and scientific fact. It can be seen that India is pushing hard not only to mitigate climate change but also to stop causes of climate change. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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