The right time for India to have its own climate law
The HinduAs the world watches the United Nations Climate Change Conference, the most important climate summit in years at Glasgow, Scotland, India has said it wants to be a part of the climate solution. Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Bhupender Yadav has reasserted the call for the promised $100 billion a year as support but as we consider new energy pathways, we must also consider the question of climate hazard, nature-based solutions and national accountability. This is the right time for India to mull setting up a climate law while staying true to its goals of climate justice, carbon space and environmental protection. A ‘Commission on Climate Change’ could be set up, with the power and the authority to issue directions, and oversee implementation of plans and programmes on climate.