India’s Intended Nationally Determined Contributions for the climate change summit in Paris holds many opportunities to get some ‘Green Goals’ going. Following last year’s US-China pact on emissions, India is now under the spotlight for development can no longer be carried out at the cost of environment.
At the start of the US economic recovery after the 2007-2008 recession, US President Barack Obama had made all the right noises about asking Detroit automakers to design more fuel-efficient cars. But political compulsions have forced him to play soft.
Environmental issues should no longer be the prerogative of individual Governments but should be dealt on a global scale.