‘Pune needs action leadership to combat climate change’

‘Pune needs action leadership to combat climate change’

PUNE: “Pune has the capacity to show the entire country that it can combat climate change,” said International Centre (PIC) Pune President Dr Raghunath Mashelkar. 

“As Pune citizens, we have to create an achievable target to combat the climate crisis by 2020. We have to take a 20-20-20 pledge which includes increasing the green cover by 20 per cent, reduce water consumption by 20 per cent and increase the use of solar power by 20 per cent. The city needs action leadership more than thought leadership if you want to fight climate change,” Dr Mashelkar said while unveiling a special report called ‘Pathway to taking Pune to Carbon by 2030’ by PIC on the occasion of World Environment Day. 

The report was also presented by Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU) Vice-Chancellor Dr Nitin Karmalkar and PIC Programme Committee member Amitav Malik.

The programme was held at Sumant Moolgaokar Auditorium on Senapati Bapat Road on Thursday.

“Climate change is for real and we have seen natural disasters in places like Uttarakhand, Chennai and Kerala in the past few years. The coming years are going to be more crucial,” he added.

Commenting on the climate change crisis, Dr Karmalkar said, “We are witnessing erratic monsoon patterns and there have been no rains, while the temperatures are more than 40 degrees Celsius. Climate change is not an individual’s problem but it’s the problem that’s affecting the entire world. All of us have to join this movement to combat the climate crisis and make the world a better place to live in.”   

About 15 NGOs in the city have teamed up to look into environmental problems, tackle them and to fight the environmental crisis.

Enjoyed reading The Bridge Chronicle?
Your support motivates us to do better. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter to stay updated with the latest stories.
You can also read on the go with our Android and iOS mobile app.

Related Stories

No stories found.
logo
The Bridge Chronicle
www.thebridgechronicle.com