The Green Horn Party
Is the greenhouse effect only gas, or is it a bomb waiting to explode? And if greenhouse and the environment is as important as it is made out to be why don’t we see red when it is not on the political agenda of the country?
10 startling facts about India that is Bharat, the country we love:
1. According to the scientific journal, Nature Climate Change, we are ranked second among counties with the most to lose from climate change due to CO2 emission.
2. We incur agricultural losses of about $ 9-10 billion annually due to extreme weather events.
3. 12.4 lakh deaths for the year 2017, could be linked to air pollution.
4. 27% of all deaths can be linked to pollution, according to a Lancet study.
5. 92% of deaths due to pollution occurred in lower and middle income group
6. Pollution has shaved off around 2 years off our average life expectancy
7. 77 per cent of us are exposed to outdoor air pollution levels above the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) safe limit.
8. In 2013, GDP loss was more than 8.5 per cent thanks to air pollution. At current prices, the loss equals about $221 billion
9. 12 deaths every hour occur among under-5 children In India due to toxic air. According to the WHO, India records highest premature deaths among under-5 children due to toxic air.
10. 80% children in Delhi found to have unhealthy or below normal lung function
Why are the elders, whom we have trusted to shape our future, ignoring the facts that are in our eyes? Do they not see that death, destruction and doom awaits us in the not so distant future?
If our leaders are unwilling to bring pollution, environment and the right to good health as a mainstream and urgent agenda, we should air our own issues.
Maybe it’s time for us the youth, the political greenhorns to smoke our own agenda. Let’s bring to life The Green Horn Party!