Rich Nations Should Focus More On Climate Change: Chief Economic Adviser
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Chief Economic Adviser V Anantha Nageswaran has said that developed countries need to convince their public about adopting climate change policies
Chief Economic Adviser V Anantha Nageswaran on Monday said that developed countries need to convince their public about the urgency to adopt climate change mitigation policies and observed that there is far less support for climate policies, including tax on fossil fuels, in rich nations.
Referring to the issue of funding by developed nations to poor countries to deal with climate change, Mr Nageswaran said it was unrealistic because they have far bigger challenges to face at home.
In high income countries, there is far less support for climate policies, including tax on fossil fuels, he said at an event here.
While noting that when developed countries tell developing countries and emerging economies what they should be doing going forward, Mr Nageswaran said there is an even urgent and more important task in their hands.