Do They Really Care for the country, or for the world

Like the USA, India too has decided to reject the upper limit on the greenhouse gases emission at a summit meeting of the world’s leading economies next month because stricter limits would affect its GDP. I wonder who comes up with such arguments. Global warming is a serious issue and no vote bank politics is going to shoo it away. It is not something we can sweep under the carpet. For instance, Mumbai is India is financial capital. Where will our GDP goes if Mumbai goes under water in the next 30 years.

I think the best way to tackle this problem is that people living in the areas prone to submergence should put immense pressure upon their respective governments. For instance, the citizens of Mumbai should make it a priority that no economic activity takes place at the cost of their city.

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