India must align climate efforts with partners after US exit from Paris accord: Parliamentary panel

NEW DELHI: India, being a major player in the fight against climate change, must take responsibility and align its efforts with other countries following the US exit from the Paris Agreement, a parliamentary panel said in a report on Tuesday. In its report tabled in Rajya Sabha, the department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science and Technology, Environment, Forests and Climate Change said India should be concerned about climate change as it has a large population.

“The committee is of the view that climate change is a global concern…