By Dinesh C Sharma, Deccan Herald, April 22, 2014
Yet another report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released last week has warned of the precarious situation on the climate change front.
Data collated from several sources shows that global emissions of heat-trapping greenhouse gases have reached unprecedented levels in the past one decade despite a number of policy initiatives taken by different governments.
Data collated from several sources shows that global emissions of heat-trapping greenhouse gases have reached unprecedented levels in the past one decade despite a number of policy initiatives taken by different governments.
Stabilising levels of greenhouse gas emissions would require cutting down emissions in a range of sectors — energy production and use, buildings, transport and so on.
While the issue of setting targets for cutting down emissions for different countries is contentious one and is subject to outcome of protracted international negotiations, it is in the interest of individual countries to act on their own at national level.
In this backdrop it is critical to examine if policy makers, governments and politicians in India are alive to this issue at all.
In this backdrop it is critical to examine if policy makers, governments and politicians in India are alive to this issue at all.
The ongoing campaign for the Lok Sabha elections provides an opportunity to do so.
For the first time, several national and regional parties have touched upon the subject of climate change in their manifestoes.
Most parties are promising to focus on renewable energy generation – solar, wind, biomass, wave energy etc through special programmes and missions, but have refrained from elaborating their energy policies.
Most parties are promising to focus on renewable energy generation – solar, wind, biomass, wave energy etc through special programmes and missions, but have refrained from elaborating their energy policies.
The Congress has proposed to set up national missions on wind energy and energy efficiency, while the BJP says it will make renewable sources of energy an important part of India’s energy mix.
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