Relevance : GS Paper III
The climate facts
- Sea level rise is accelerating.
- Oceans have become acidic
- Raging fires in the Amazon
- Heat waves in France and Germany
- Concentrations of carbon dioxide continue to rise
The issue of nationalism
- Nationalism in multiple countries has created a short-term.
- United States refuses to enhance actions to mitigate climate change
- Brazil sees environmental protections as limiting Brazilian business.
A path for India
- First, India must argue for enhanced global collective action.
- Second, India can accelerate action on climate change even while pursuing its development interests.
- Third, India, firmly committed to a low-carbon future, should strike common cause with other powers.
- Fourth, India should make accelerated climate action congruent with national interest.
Conclusion
India can build a diplomatic approach on a firm domestic foundation that takes seriously climate change as a factor in its future development pathway.
