India has said, the response of developed nations for greater action in combating climate change is inadequate. Making an intervention at the 26th BASIC Ministerial Meeting of Environment Ministers in Durban today, Environment and Climate Change Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan said, the world is at a critical stage in combating climate change. He urged the developed countries to take a leadership role in terms of mitigation and providing means of implementation to developing countries.

The Minister told his counterparts from BASIC countries, Brazil, South Africa, India and China that India has shown the vision and the political will to act. He said, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision is to ensure sustainable development, while protecting the most vulnerable from the effects of climate change. Dr Harsh Vardhan reiterated his appeal to make joint efforts to create a societal movement in combating climate change through- Green Good Deeds.