Reduce greenhouse emissions to protect the poor and marginalised sections, says CJI

Chief Justice of India urges reducing greenhouse gas emissions to protect the poor and marginalized, emphasizing harmony with nature.

Chief Justice of India Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud has appealed to people to protect the poor and marginalized by reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

Speaking at a book release function in Goa on Saturday, the Chief Justice said that people can overcome problems caused by climate change by living in harmony with nature.

“Since nature exists in the present, one should only use natural resources as necessary and refrain from exploiting them to meet demands in the future,” he said.

He was speaking during the release of the book, Traditional Trees of Bharat, written by Goa Governor P.S. Sreedharan Pillai at the Old Darbar Hall of the Raj Bhavan in Panjim.

A release said that the Chief Justice stressed on the need to incorporate a green lifestyle into people’s daily lives and said that climate change can no longer be ignored.

“The significance of nature in human life is reflected in the book. Trees are linked to both nature and people. Strong linkages between human culture and Mother Earth are glorified by information about numerous traditional trees included in the book,” he pointed out.

Mr. Chandrachud lauded Mr. Pillai for his outstanding literary contribution and for the Governor’s numerous social programmes that have been put in place to help the general populace.