At India’s COP27 pavilion, a bid for climate-friendly, sustainable way of life

India Sunday inaugurated its pavilion, themed across the Mission Life idea that’s being championed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on the twenty seventh version of the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.

LiFE, or Lifestyle for Environment, which advocates shifting away from a consumptive way of life to extra climate-friendly behaviour, has been built-in as one of many central pillars of India’s local weather change response.

“This is just a showcase of what we are already doing. India does not just preach. It practices what it preaches. And that is why PM Narendra Modi has been propagating it. A consumption-oriented lifestyle is not sustainable. And it does not help in achieving the climate change goals,” Environment Minister Bhupendra Yadav mentioned after inaugurating India’s pavilion at COP27 at Egypt’s Sharm el-Shaikh.

Environment Minister Bhupendra Yadav inaugurating India’s pavilion at COP27. (PIB)

“Last year, all the countries were asked to strengthen their climate actions. Only 29 of the 190-odd countries have done so. India is one of them. We deliver on our promises. And we expect other countries to also deliver on their pledges,” he mentioned.

Last month, PM Modi and UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres had launched Mission Life at an occasion in Kevadiya, Gujarat. LiFE has additionally been included in India’s up to date local weather motion plan for 2030.

India’s pavilions on the COPs have attracted good variety of guests prior to now, particularly the one in 2018 that was themed round yoga. Hundreds of delegates used to take part within the every day yoga periods that was organized.