‘India Must Take Climate Change Seriously’: Aaditya Thackeray Calls For Setting Up Climate Change Councils On Lines Of GST Council
Mumbai: Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) leader Aaditya Thackeray has reiterated his demand for climate change councils at the central and state levels, on the lines of the Goods and Services Tax Councils, to ensure adherence to the country’s climate commitments. Thackeray, a former Maharashtra environment minister, accused the Union government of “greenwashing” and being opaque in its…
Mumbai: Former Maharashtra environment minister Aaditya Thackeray, a leader of the Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) party, has called for the establishment of climate change councils at both national and state levels, modeled after the Goods and Services Tax Council. Thackeray, who is now a Shiv Sena leader, accused the Union government of being dishonest with its climate statistics. He expressed concern over the spike in air pollution in Mumbai and inland Maharashtra during Diwali festivities.
Thackeray highlighted the need for a serious approach to addressing climate change, emphasizing that citizens are protesting for basic necessities like clean air, water, and food. However, he noted that many politicians seem oblivious to the citizens' plight. In response, he urged the government to set up climate change councils to ensure adherence to India's climate commitments, with the prime minister chairing the central council and state chief ministers chairing state councils.
Thackeray's demand for such councils was made in July 2021 when he was still the state environment minister.
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