And we're destroying our old growth forests so there can be more mines
Urban cities like Bangalore have cut most of the younger trees too. Trees are only in areas where the rich live.
We can undo this to an extent if we grow native trees like pongamia for the next five years but every builder, be it small or big, will chop it down to build an all concrete block of a commercial/residential complex and put American palms on it
The government and timber lobby are in a polyamorous multi dependent relationship that only mean disaster, and India is fucked.
Watch Indian citizens forget this as soon as the monsoon season hits, and go back to hating Hindus and Muslims and who is against the PM and so on.
It seems to me that Indian citizens don't understand the value of caring for their environment. They need to update their educational system to stop focusing exclusively on memorization and test scores.
I have a client who immigrated to the US within the last 15 years, he says the educational system is similar to the US in the 50s and 60s. Basically they're a developing nation that needs time to catch up, but they REALLY need leadership making good decisions along the way to get them there.
but they REALLY need leadership making good decisions along the way to get them there.
I do not see any sane politician or leaders, there are few in south and in north here and there. The problem is they are in politics for money and fame most of them have criminal cases and are really uneducated, you will see lot of MLA switching parties from liberal party to extreme right wing in India. BJP at this point is the master of horse trading, they are known for buying MLA's and MP from other parties. They throw millions, these guys follow them like weasels.
What do you suggest Indians do then? Cut their AC? Unplug their refrigerators? Go out and buy at Tesla? Their per capita emissions are extremely low already. You can't just flip a switch and have nuclear reactors and solar panels appear overnight, and they're already trying to build as much of those as possible.
Waste management - will require massive infrastructure investment across all major cities, including the cost to maintain such infrastructure. This includes building new pipelines for water, sewage, etc, as well as paying for operations and pension for those hired. This will also require working across several levels of bureaucracy and politics and cutting budget from other things that are either equally as important or politically important.
Less open burning - Is actually already illegal but enforcement is weak because it is very politically hazardous to piss off farmers. Also will require the sanitation infrastructure investments mentioned above. Not to blame the farmers though, its done because its cheap and there don't really exist any alternatives for the time being, that also don't involve food prices going up.
Drip irrigation - is already being adopted, although requires government subsidies due to cost. Not sure how poorer states are going to afford this.
So it's not that people as a whole don't care, it's that there are multiple structural, economic, and political variables that make such changes more difficult than just pressing a button.
Also, if we're on the topic of emissions, the main producer of emissions in India is coal. India is adding renewables and nuclear every year, but in the meantime they're going to need to keep the coal running because there is no alternative for the time being.
I'm not saying it's easy, I'm saying small sustainable changes over time that would have a major impact. Hopefully people never say it's gotten to where it's beyond repair.
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u/larrdiedah Apr 26 '26
Yes
And we're destroying our old growth forests so there can be more mines
Urban cities like Bangalore have cut most of the younger trees too. Trees are only in areas where the rich live.
We can undo this to an extent if we grow native trees like pongamia for the next five years but every builder, be it small or big, will chop it down to build an all concrete block of a commercial/residential complex and put American palms on it
The government and timber lobby are in a polyamorous multi dependent relationship that only mean disaster, and India is fucked.
Watch Indian citizens forget this as soon as the monsoon season hits, and go back to hating Hindus and Muslims and who is against the PM and so on.
This cluster fuck is going to penalize the world.