Three Narratives about Climate Change Policies in India
Ashok Kumar
Three Narratives about Climate Change Policies in India - Vol.15(1), Jan-Mar - New Delhi Institute of Town Planners 2018 - 21-36p.
In this paper the author argues that several attempts made by Government of India since the last three decades, place India at the forefront of global climate change regime. India is one of the fourth major emitters of total annual emissions but nonetheless is one of the smaller contributors to global cumulative emissions of 3 percent only, with per capita contribution to emissions was 2.44 metric ton, emissions per person in 2012. But also remains one of the most vulnerable countries due to changes in patterns of rainfall, and increasing frequency and intensity of extreme events such as cyclones, droughts and floods, at the same time India is confidently riding on its high economic growth rate. The paper shows that economic policies and climate change policies have moved forward with a centre of gravity always remaining on the side of economic policies. This location of climate change policies is inequitable as they do not address needs of the most vulnerable sections of society, and mostly the Indian climate change policies have not yet arrived in the city as largely they remain delinked from national climate change policy endeavors.
URBAN PLANNING AND DESIGN (AR-UPD)
Three Narratives about Climate Change Policies in India - Vol.15(1), Jan-Mar - New Delhi Institute of Town Planners 2018 - 21-36p.
In this paper the author argues that several attempts made by Government of India since the last three decades, place India at the forefront of global climate change regime. India is one of the fourth major emitters of total annual emissions but nonetheless is one of the smaller contributors to global cumulative emissions of 3 percent only, with per capita contribution to emissions was 2.44 metric ton, emissions per person in 2012. But also remains one of the most vulnerable countries due to changes in patterns of rainfall, and increasing frequency and intensity of extreme events such as cyclones, droughts and floods, at the same time India is confidently riding on its high economic growth rate. The paper shows that economic policies and climate change policies have moved forward with a centre of gravity always remaining on the side of economic policies. This location of climate change policies is inequitable as they do not address needs of the most vulnerable sections of society, and mostly the Indian climate change policies have not yet arrived in the city as largely they remain delinked from national climate change policy endeavors.
URBAN PLANNING AND DESIGN (AR-UPD)