Globalisation a must for action on climate change

Freer flow of goods, services, technologies, finance and people is essential to deal with the challenges of climate change

Political leaders, scientists, activists, technical experts, and business leaders are meeting at the 27th United Nations Climate Change Conference, known as the Conference of the Parties (COP27) being held during November 6-18 at Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. The idea is to brainstorm on various issues relating to climate change, including the commitments made earlier, the progress so far, and the way forward. One of the key issues is the role of globalisation in reducing carbon emissions and adapting to climate change.

The first ‘Human Environment Conference’ was held at Stockholm in 1972. This was followed by the ‘Earth Summit’ at Rio