Climate change - why India needs to take leadership To mark the 60th anniversary of India's Independence, the Centre for Social Markets (CSM) publishes a powerful new pamphlet calling for enlightened leadership on the greatest challenge of our times - climate change. | Climate Change –
Why India needs to take leadership By Malini Mehra Sixty years on from India's Independence, the country is a rising global star with ambitions to match. But global climate change could wreck that rosy future. As a tropical country with a long coastline and a large population, India could be amongst the worst affected. The time to act is now. This paper makes a powerful case for enlightened leadership from India's political class on climate change. Calling it the challenge of a generation, it argues that climate change must be re-framed not as an agenda of fear and entitlement, but of growth and opportunity. Addressing it now could be the best means for a country like India to secure peace, development and quality of life for its billion-plus people. If India truly aspires to greatness, there could be no other issue more timely or compelling. | | This pamphlet is being issued as part of CSM’s initiative - a nationwide public engagement effort to generate positive action on climate change. | We invite comment and feedback on the pamphlet:
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marked ‘Climate Change India – Pamphlet’. Thank you. |
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