The BJPs guide for environmental management in its 2014 manifesto for the general election, interestingly, finds mention under the subject “industry” instead of “Flora, Fauna and Environment”. The emphasis on framing of environmental laws in a manner that encourages speedy clearances, removal of red tape and bottlenecks, is a sure indicator of diluted scrutiny of development projects at the time of clearance.
The BJP manifesto further focuses on the management of natural resources with respect to more marketable commodities which can earn high returns, such as coal and minerals. Natural resources such as forests and water barely find mention.
But it did have the right words for responding to climate change : One earth, green earth: Creating the right environment - BJP would pursue national growth objectives through an ecological sustainable pathway that leads to mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions, recognizing that containing global warming is essential to protecting life and security of people and environment.
India took a lead in the International Solar Alliance (ISA), launched at the Paris climate change conference in 2015. Headquartered in Gurgaon and with 75 signatory countries, the ISA will help in the transfer of solar technologies across members. ISA’s mission is to undertake joint efforts required to reduce the cost of finance and the cost of technology, and mobilise more than $1,000 billion of investments needed by 2030 for massive deployment of solar energy. But expert opinion says the ISA has not achieved much - It has not had any impact, good or bad, on the Indian solar sector. It is more of a public relation exercise at this point.
Before the launch of the ISA, there already was a Global Solar Council from 2012 with much the same objectives and membership of a large no. of countries.
Modi said in Oct 2018 that : "Today ISA has become big hope for people. In three years, it has become an inter-governmental organisation. 125 crore Indians feel pride that ISA is headquartered in India. I think whenever people would discuss a big organisation for human development then ISA would to on the top of the list. Whatever role OPEC is playing today to meet the energy requirement of the world, that would be played by ISA in coming days."
The BJP manifesto further focuses on the management of natural resources with respect to more marketable commodities which can earn high returns, such as coal and minerals. Natural resources such as forests and water barely find mention.
But it did have the right words for responding to climate change : One earth, green earth: Creating the right environment - BJP would pursue national growth objectives through an ecological sustainable pathway that leads to mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions, recognizing that containing global warming is essential to protecting life and security of people and environment.
India took a lead in the International Solar Alliance (ISA), launched at the Paris climate change conference in 2015. Headquartered in Gurgaon and with 75 signatory countries, the ISA will help in the transfer of solar technologies across members. ISA’s mission is to undertake joint efforts required to reduce the cost of finance and the cost of technology, and mobilise more than $1,000 billion of investments needed by 2030 for massive deployment of solar energy. But expert opinion says the ISA has not achieved much - It has not had any impact, good or bad, on the Indian solar sector. It is more of a public relation exercise at this point.
Before the launch of the ISA, there already was a Global Solar Council from 2012 with much the same objectives and membership of a large no. of countries.
Modi said in Oct 2018 that : "Today ISA has become big hope for people. In three years, it has become an inter-governmental organisation. 125 crore Indians feel pride that ISA is headquartered in India. I think whenever people would discuss a big organisation for human development then ISA would to on the top of the list. Whatever role OPEC is playing today to meet the energy requirement of the world, that would be played by ISA in coming days."
Modi's statements in regard to ISA show how much of an over-reach his volubility is - there is no relationship with facts on the ground. ISA is a good initiative on renewal energy, but it is just one more alongside many others in the world. Moreover it hasnt even taken off, much less to be spoken about in these seemingly false terms.
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