Random Forays: Climate change- understanding what we can do

Aren’t we feeling smothered by the searing heat which has melted all previous records this summer? Though everyone cannot plant mini forests, there are organisations like Eco Sikhs which are assisting those desirous of planting volumes of trees. At the recent launch of advocate Jatinder ‘Jay’ Cheema’s book titled “Climate Change- The Policy, Law and Practice”, the aspect of individual responsibility came up. The role of governments across the world is clear--to clean up their act, clamp down on polluting industry and practices which contaminate the environment, impose stringent rules and regulations, create awareness among the populace and endeavour to attain a national ‘net zero’ level to prevent further damage to the climate. It is also a fact that mega industrialised countries like the United States of America are far more responsible for climate change than developing nations like India.