Experience at the "Global Day of Action for Climate Justice" march at COP26 Glasgow, 2021
Experience at the "Global Day of Action for Climate Justice" march at COP26 Glasgow, 2021. (Earlier published in Sanket , Dec 2021) Climate change, one of the most pressing global issues of the present times, is progressing at a pace much faster than one could’ve expected. Climate scientists have issued a code red warning for humanity as destructive droughts, floods, fires and famines can devastate the lives and livelihoods of millions. For decades, the more affluent nations, the Global North in particular, that have contributed the lion’s share for causing the climate crisis, have accumulated huge wealth from heavily polluting activities depleting natural resources and have refused to do their part to reduce emissions. Subsequently, now that the situation has slipped out of control, they are trying to shift the burden onto the poorer nations, failing to...