‘India can lead on climate change’

The Asian Age , Sunday, March 16, 2008
Correspondent : YOJNA GUSAI
New Delhi, March 15: Appreciating the Indian government and parliamentarians for their concern and initiative regarding the issue of climate change, former US vice-president and Nobel laureate Al Gore said that India is a "truly advanced developing country that can lead other nations against global warming and climate change".

In India to launch the Indian chapter of the Climate Project (TCP), an international initiative against climate change, the Nobel laureate said that India is an excellent example for other nations in renewable energy technologies as part of a solution to the climate change crisis. TCP supports Mr Gore’s efforts in promoting climate change activism globally. TCP-India is a joint initiative of the Energy Research Institute (Teri) and Jindal South West Foundation, which will conduct training and workshops to create awareness about climate change at the grassroots level.

Chairman of the Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and director-general of Teri, Dr R.K. Pachauri, said it needs a worldwide effort, including "unprecedented understanding and knowledge" across the globe to tackle the daunting challenge of climate change. When asked about the issue of mandatory emission norms applied to developed nations by the UN, Mr Gore said fast-developing nations like India have a right to aspire for higher standard of living and set whatever goals they think is appropriate.

On the issue of change in the US policy on climate change, Mr Gore said the US has contributed the most to global warming and the new President must take an initiative as the solution to climate change is solution to development growth of any country, including the US.

Asked whether economic recession fears and paucity of time before the December 2009 UNFCC’s climate meet will push aside climate change issues from the agenda of the new US President, Mr Gore said they are working on building a "groundswell of public opinion" to ensure that the US takes a position of leadership on climate change at the Copenhagen conference. What makes this conference important is the fact that it aims at concluding a comprehensive new global climate treaty to replace the Kyoto Protocol by 2013.

 
SOURCE : The Asian Age, Sunday, 16 March 2008
 


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