Climate change is not a problem for the future but for the here and now, Dr Veerabhadran ‘Ram’ Ramanathan, Cornell climate solutions scholar who is also affiliated with the University of California, San Diego, said.
When we speak of ensuring that the earth does not heat up by more than 1.5°C, we don’t seem to notice that we have already seen a 1° rise in temperature over the past two decades, he remarked at the second annual Indiaspora climate summit April 19.
Often, it is poorer members of society who are victims of decisions made and pollution created by large industries. Indeed, almost 90 percent of emissions come from upper- and middle-income families in cities.
Simply put, it is now our civic responsibility to be climate-aware and act in a climate-positive manner. The discourse around climate change is colored by issues of environmental justice, international cooperation, the developmental race among nations, etc., and as stakeholders in the planet’s continued health, all citizens must do their bit.
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