India jumps on the climate change bandwagon

India is set to reveal a new climate plan in January according to an Indian business publication. It is likely to include a “peaking year” for India’s GHG emissions. This announcement fits in with what the U.N. climate negotiators are hoping for. Countries are supposed to announce their emission reduction goals by March 2015 and then in December 2015, world leaders are supposed to commit to holding each other accountable to their goals.

Although this is good news, there are still a lot of questions. India is one of the biggest polluters in the world and currently 300 million of it’s 1.2 billion residents don’t have electricity. When those people get access, India’s emissions will most likely increase exponentially. Still, this year China, the U.S., the E.U., and now India have stepped up and demonstrated that they are willing to do something to tackle the looming threat of climate change.

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