Archive · 19 Nov 2025
India's Role in Global Climate Crisis and Need for Comprehensive Action
India is a big part of the world's climate change problem, but it also needs to protect its people from worsening natural disasters.
To do this, India should have a special law to make sure its climate goals are met, and it should work on both stopping climate change and preparing for its effects.
This is important because climate change is happening now, and it's affecting everyone.
India is one of the largest GHG emitters, contributing 42.6% of global emissions with China, the US, and India being the top three.
The Holocene epoch has ended, and we've entered the Anthropocene, marked by human influence on the planet's state.
India's climate policies have been primarily focused on development objectives, with limited adaptation and mitigation measures.
A framework climate change law could help translate climate goals into outcomes and address mitigation and adaptation in India.
India has a moral and legal responsibility to take comprehensive climate action due to the scale and urgency of the issue.
- Who
- India and other major emitters like China and the US
- What
- Contributing to global climate change and needing to take comprehensive action
- When
- Now, with the planet already exceeding 1.5°C and heading towards 2.7°C this century
- Where
- Globally, with India being one of the frontline countries affected by climate change
- Why
- To protect communities, supply chains, food systems, and energy security from worsening natural disasters
Proponents of Strong Climate Action
Advocates of Balanced Development
Urgency of Climate Change
Proponents of Strong Climate Action
Climate change is an existential problem that requires immediate and comprehensive action.
Advocates of Balanced Development
While important, climate action should not hinder economic development and poverty alleviation.
- Emitters
- China, the US, and India are the largest GHG emitters
- Epoch
- Anthropocene - marked by human influence on the planet's state
- India's Emissions
- 42.6% of global emissions in 2024
- Paris Agreement Goal
- Striking a balance on anthropogenic emissions
- Current Temperature Increase
- Exceeding 1.5°C and heading towards 2.7°C this century