Climate technology transfer regime in South Asia: fostering regional cooperation
The science of climate change has long been suggesting that mankind is heading towards ‘dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system’ and is on the verge of committing to catastrophic interference. The core of such activity lies in the techno-economic development paradigm, which have started since the Industrial Revolution. The challenge is therefore broadly two-folds. First, need to come to a common ground in terms of taking actions towards preventing the catastrophic interference and, second, a ‘consequent need for an emergency plan in a profoundly divided world characterized by both staggering levels of poverty and enormous (growing) wealth’. The pathways from poverty to prosperity can only be possible through a development process that entails increased usage of fossil fuels in terms of per capita and other non-renewable sources.