The German ambassador to India recently had a press interaction on his two-day visit to the city. One of the standout statements of that meet was him saying that climate change needs Indians and India. Future government policies across nations may be looked through the green prism. He said the world needed India to save the planet with reference to climate change. This is also because every fifth person is an Indian.

In his statement lies the call to tackle climate change and find ecological balance. This though is not just by the government, though our policies and laws must factor this in. We can bring about a difference through people power.