India Can Gain From 'Low Carbon' Growth ; Mahatma Gandhi Once Asked: It Took Britain Half the Resources of the Planet to Achieve This Prosperity. How Many Planets Will a Country Like India Require!?
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The role of developing countries in meeting the challenge of climate change has been in the news in recent weeks, particularly in the wake of Hillary Clinton's visit to India. India's position on the issue has been consistent with the principle of "common but differentiated responsibility , which is part of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
The basis for this is that humaninduced climate change is the result of increased concentration of greenhouse gases (GHGs) in the earth's atmosphere, a result of growing emissions of these gases cumulatively since industrialisation began. The developed countries have reached their current levels of prosperity essentially because of growing use of fossil fuels, which has led largely to the increased concentration of these gases.See the full content of this document
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India Can Gain From 'Low Carbon' Growth ; Mahatma Gandhi Once Asked: It Took Britain Half the Resources of the Planet to Achieve This Prosperity. How Many Planets Will a Country Like India Require!?
To my mind, it is in India's own interests to ensure that climate change is contained through global efforts. India is particularly...
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