Developed countries shout not profit from disaster: Environment minister

New Delhi, (KNN) Adverting that climate change is a challenge and not a business opportunity, the Minister of State for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Prakash Javadekar said developed countries should not profit from disaster.

Addressing the Major Economies Forum in Washington DC on Sunday, the minister said that for compliance, the developed world must fulfil its financial commitment. It will also have to ensure that at the very least, critical technologies are available at affordable cost.

The cycle of intended nationally determined contributions (INDCs) should be 10 years and drivers for updating should be science, as it evolves, and technologies, as they develop, he said

Stressing that there is need for large scale behavioural change Programmes to be undertaken, Javadekar said all countries need to ensure that fuel consumption does not increase in the period when petrol prices are lower.

“We should discuss ideas like decarbonisation, long term goals on forums like Major Economies Forum. Let us ensure that all countries submit their INDCs and ensure and create an ambience whereby they will be implemented,” he said. (KNN/ST)

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