A CRITICAL ANALYSIS ON PERSPECTIVES ON ADDRESSING CLIMATE CHANGE THROUGH SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

Authors – Saloni Choudhary & Madhur Khatri, Students at The Kirit P. Mehta School of Law (KPMSOL) of SVKM’s NMIMS (Deemed-to-be-University) Mumbai.

Best Citation – Saloni Choudhary & Madhur Khatri,   A CRITICAL ANALYSIS ON PERSPECTIVES ON ADDRESSING CLIMATE CHANGE THROUGH SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL LEGAL RESEARCH JOURNAL, 1 (1) of 2023, Pg. 145-151, ISBN – 978-81-960677-0-0.

ABSTRACT

Climate change is one of the most significant environmental concerns on a worldwide scale, having ramifications for agricultural production, water supply, health, energy, etc. Climate change mitigation necessitates a solid scientific understanding and coordinated national and international action. This paper addresses these concerns. Historically, the industrialised world has been primarily responsible for the increase in greenhouse gas emissions; however, developing countries are anticipated to be the source of an increasing amount of future emissions. The expected climate change under various scenarios is likely to affect agricultural production, water availability, coastal settlements, forest ecosystems, health, energy security, and other factors. In developing countries, the adaptive capacity of communities likely to be affected by climate change is low. The UNFCCC and the terms of the Kyoto Protocol are manifestly insufficient to address the problem of climate change. Adopting a sustainable development route by transitioning to ecologically sustainable technology and promoting energy efficiency, renewable energy, forest conservation, reforestation, water conservation, etc. is the most effective strategy to combat climate change. Reducing the susceptibility of their natural and socioeconomic systems to the anticipated climate change is the problem of greatest relevance for emerging countries. India and other emerging nations would be faced with the problem of promoting mitigation and adaptation techniques, bearing the expense of such an endeavour and its effects on economic development