Global warming is too serious a problem to just discuss or debate on. Some really well-orchestrated steps are required to counter the threat. As nature's fury constantly threatens to destroy the technology-driven modern world, people and organisations in India and abroad opt for measures to make this world a greener place to live in. We need to gear up against global warming and various steps should be taken to implement Green India.
India's plans to combat climate change have been keenly awaited around the world as many industrialised countries have said they will not commit themselves to reducing their greenhouse gas emissions if India and China do not do so. The National Action Plan on Climate Change released by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in New Delhi last year consisted of eight national missions. They are on solar energy, enhanced energy efficiency, sustainable habitat, water conservation, sustaining the Himalayan ecosystem, creating a 'green India' through a large tree-planting programme, sustainable agriculture and establishing a knowledge platform on climate change. The effort to go green should starts with water conservation.
India's booming economy has huge potential to shift to a low-carbon future but needs a little hand-holding by rich nations to keep it on the right path. India needed to follow a different development path than rich nations' heavy reliance on coal, oil and gas. Half the battle will be won if electricity which does not use fossil fuels can be generated. However, recognising the huge potential of solar energy, the government has made this a centerpiece of its climate change policy and will soon set a target of generating 20 gigawatts of electricity using solar energy by 2020.
