This is a guest post from one of our top organizers, Mr. Prabhat Mishra from Etawah district, Uttar Pradesh. As part of the Red Tape Movement, Mr. Mishra has organized several actions as part of Earth Day, Earth Hour, 350.org’s Connect the Dots and many more days of action.
Working with the Government, Mr. Mishra has taken special interest in environmental issues and has been instrumental in mobilizing hundreds of villagers across the district for climate action. People of Aasayi village in the district took part in Climate Impacts Day on May 5th earlier this year where locals gathered for a human art formation depicting the need to safeguard their fragile forests.
Here he proposes some of the ideas he believes are needed in India to arrest rising emissions and mitigate climate change.
With rising carbon emissions across the planet, the need for a concerted effort to tackle climate change is only growing. Here are a few suggestions, which need urgent attention:
1. There should be a “WORLD COMMISSION FOR SCIENCE AND DEVELOPMENT” for promoting the researches and developmental works which have zero to low carbon emissions.
2. Our investment in R & D should be more on the development of “RENEWABLE ENERGY” like solar, tidal, wind and water energies, apart from developing “low carbon emission technologies”.
3. There should be a big role and support for civil society institutions in implementing environment friendly plans & projects of government.
4. There should be effective “AWARENESS programmes at grassroots level”, to save the environment from degradation. 350.org is doing an excellent job in this regard.
5. Carbon capping should not be the one way legislation programme against developing nations. DEVELOPED nations should provide financial help and green technology transfer to DEVELOPING nations, to phase-out the fossil fuels.
More about the Red Tape Movement can be found online at http://redtapemovementcommunity.blogspot.in/ and on the Facebook group and via an active Twitter page. Mr. Mishra works as an Assistant Director [National Savings] in District Etawah of Uttar Pradesh. He can be contacted at lovepeaceunity01@yahoo.com.
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Mr. Prabhat Mishra is doing a great job regarding biodiversity conservation through education and awareness at the bottom, which is the effective tool for behavioral changes to mitigating carbon emission. My best wishes with him. Keep it up. Regards
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The real service of human being and living being…I proud …Great…..
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The current problem of ‘climate change’ is due to GLOBAL WARMING which in turn is the result of our past discovery of ‘STEAM POWER’ and uncontrolled utilization of ‘FOSSIL FUELS’ at the advent of INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION. At that time, the policy makers, scientists and engineers did not judge the fate and impact of that industrial revolution. UNIPCC2007 report has predicted dark future of the earth. The EARTH POLES will become warmer which will result into rise in sea water level. In tropical regions desertification and drought will increase while in temperate regions more rainfall is expected. Thus, global cropping pattern will change and will result into fall in agriculture production. Dramatic collapse of Arctic sea ice, this year, is the sign of disaster to come much sooner; due to this process, area of open water will increase and will result into Ocean Warming and Acidification. The main GHG responsible for climate change is carbon dioxide. The life time of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is more than 100 years. The high concentration of these gases, trap more infra-red radiation [I.R.] and remit back I.R. to earth’s surface resulting in global warming. THIS IS ALARMING. . The 2006 Stern Review concluded that to lessen the impact of Climate Change would cost the world around 1% of GDP per year while no action would cost between 5% and 20% of GDP per year and will adversely affect global economy. Immediate actions are MUST, to be taken. So, world leaders and community must take actions to control and stop Climate Change, because carbon emissions are rising rapidly. Thanks to indiabeyondcoal.org for writing about me and my ideas.
Regards
Prabhat Misra
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ur efforts make the future of world
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