Srinagar, Nov. 15 -- With India marching towards AmritKaal, the centenary of the country's Independence offers a significant milestone to the national efforts on sustainable development. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called for 'sabkaprayas' in meeting this milestone with provisions of basic amenities for all. As the Modi government is trying to expand the economy to a scale which befits India's size,among the many challenges that stand in the way is climate change.

Climate science has established that global surface temperature increase is directly proportional to cumulative emissions and limiting it requires global GHG emissions to be kept within a specific limit,called the global carbon budget. It is no secret that a disproportiona...