Shaping India's green future

There are two broad development pathways for India: A net-zero approach and a low-carbon approach. Jayant Sinha prefers the former

While the terrible coronavirus pandemic has been devastating our country, we have also been grappling with a rapidly warming planet. Cyclones Tauktae and Yaas have wreaked death and destruction on India’s western and eastern coasts. Every year we are confronting more frequent extreme weather events, heat waves, and deadly droughts. In fact, scientists have shown that zoonotic (such as SARS, MERS, and AIDS) viruses are spilling over into us from animals because we are swamping their natural habitats. Nature is sending us clear warning that we must move to a more sustainable, greener future.

Based on a recent report of