India’s Stand on Environmental Issues
- August 2002 saw the signing and ratification of the Kyoto Protocol (1997) by India. China and other developing nations were excused from the Kyoto Protocol’s obligations.
- India brought up the fact that the industrialized world’s per capita emission rates pale in comparison to those of the developing world during the June 2005 G-8 conference.
- The Indian government has already launched many projects to engage it in international endeavors. Vehicles must use cleaner gasoline according to India’s National Auto-fuel Policy. Initiatives to increase energy efficiency are included in the 2001 Energy Conservation Act. The utilization of renewable energy is promoted under the Electricity Act of 2003.
- India agrees that the SAARC nations ought to take a unified stance on significant international environmental matters to give the region’s voice more clout.
- India conducted an assessment in 1997 of the accords made during the Rio Earth Summit’s implementation.
- India said that for the poor nations to fulfill their UNFCCC obligations, the wealthy countries should provide them with clean technology and financial resources.
India’s Stand on Environmental Issues| Class 12 Polity Notes
The introduction to Chapter 6 of the NCERT book for Class 12 Political Science, “Environment and Natural Resources,” broadens the conventional definition of international politics to include environmental concerns. The chapter emphasizes that environmental and natural resource-related issues are deeply political in addition to being geographical. Let’s explore Class 12 political science notes for chapter 6 “India’s Stand on Environmental Issues”.