How can countries achieve similar effectiveness and equity within their internal climate policies and strategies?
“India recycles over 70 per cent of its waste, while this figure is only 30 per cent in the US and less than 50 per cent in Germany”. All countries must pursue ecologically sustainable policies at home, though their circumstances may be different. This means sustainable patterns of both production and consumption, including sustainable lifestyles. For example, India recycles over 70 per cent of its waste, while this figure is only 30 per cent in the US and less than 50 per cent in Germany. There must also be a recognition that there is a difference between what I would call lifestyle emissions and survival emissions and these cannot be equated. If we provide basic energy services to the rural poor in India, that will inevitably result in higher emissions. But this cannot be equated to higher emissions as a result of high speed limits, or no speed limits at all, on highways in Europe. How will India reconcile the need for both adaptation and mitigation? “We believe that development is t
