Why don’t I beat India on the climate. The tweets of the liberalist Stagnaro
What the liberal economist Carlo Stagnaro wrote on Twitter in defense of India, who said he wanted to achieve carbon neutrality by 2070
At COP26 , the UN climate conference underway in Glasgow, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that the country aims to achieve carbon neutrality, or net zero CO2 emissions, by 2070.
India is the third largest emitter of greenhouse gases in the world, after China and the United States. The date generally set for achieving carbon neutrality – by the European Union, America and beyond – is 2050; China has given itself ten more years, 2060.
WHAT CARLO STAGNARO HAS WRITTEN
Carlo Stagnaro, liberal-oriented economist and research and studies director of the Bruno Leoni Institute , former head of the technical secretariat of the former Minister of Economic Development Federica Guidi, dedicated a short thread to India on Twitter to contest the accusations of lack of ambition addressed to the Modi government.
"I see that many, especially (but not limited to) on the left, mock Narendra Modi's promise to bring India to climate neutrality by 2070. Dear comrades, your contempt for the poor is disgusting," writes Stagnaro.
THE DATA
"Per capita emissions: an Indian emits today less than half the global average, less than a third of a European or a Chinese, an eighth of an American", notes the economist.
"GDP per capita: an Indian produces an income less than half the global average and that of China, one seventh of a European and one tenth of an American".
"Population: in 2050 India will be the most populous country in the world, with a number of inhabitants one third higher than China and four times the United States".
“Policy: According to Carbon Action Tracker , India's (pre-Cop26) emission reduction commitments are 'grossly insufficient'. But, if compared to its fair share, they are compatible with a warming <2 degrees (even if not <1.5 degrees) ".
THE CONCLUSIONS
“In summary”, concludes Stagnaro, “India is a very poor country, which has the right to grow. To grow, for a long time to come, it will have to emit CO2. Modi's determination to reduce the carbon intensity of GDP is admirable and should be an example for everyone ”.
This is a machine translation from Italian language of a post published on Start Magazine at the URL https://www.startmag.it/energia/india-clima-carlo-stagnaro/ on Tue, 02 Nov 2021 09:34:04 +0000.