America Will Emit and India Will Suffer || Acharya Prashant (2025)
Acharya Prashant
2025-01-28
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Video Information: 25.01.25, Vedanta: Basics to Classics, Goa
đź“‹ Video Chapters:
0:00 - Introduction by the Speaker
1:21 - America's Self-Centered Policies
3:19 - Ego-Driven Leadership
5:33 - Carbon Emissions: U.S. vs. India
7:28 - Policy Regressions Under Trump's Administration
8:21 - The Danger of Exceeding 1.5°C Temperature Rise
10:16 - Lack of Accountability in Leadership
12:48 - Climate Challenges for India and Public Apathy
14:54 - India as the Worst Sufferer of Climate Change
Description:
This conversation focuses on the environmental and global challenges arising from self-serving, short-term priorities of leadership, exemplified by Donald Trump’s withdrawal from the Paris Climate Accords. Such actions reflect an ego-driven tendency to prioritize immediate national interests over global well-being, disregarding severe consequences for vulnerable nations like India. India faces acute climate risks due to its reliance on natural irrigation, monsoons, and glacial rivers, compounded by its unique geography, population density, and poverty. These factors make the country a potential epicenter of climate-induced disasters, including erratic rainfall, glacial retreat, and water scarcity, leading to mass migrations.
Despite the gravity of the situation, widespread apathy persists, both in India and among Indian communities abroad. The conversation highlights the critical need for global awareness and responsible leadership to counteract such indifference and focus on long-term climate solutions, emphasizing the role of collective human effort to address these pressing environmental challenges.
🎧 Listen to Acharya Prashant on Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/show/2QmVEAAnsNE7Xs0MW0Li8Y?si=09fbcbc7c99c469b
Music Credits: Milind Date
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đź“‹ Video Chapters:
0:00 - Introduction by the Speaker
1:21 - America's Self-Centered Policies
3:19 - Ego-Driven Leadership
5:33 - Carbon Emissions: U.S. vs. India
7:28 - Policy Regressions Under Trump's Administration
8:21 - The Danger of Exceeding 1.5°C Temperature Rise
10:16 - Lack of Accountability in Leadership
12:48 - Climate Challenges for India and Public Apathy
14:54 - India as the Worst Sufferer of Climate Change
Description:
This conversation focuses on the environmental and global challenges arising from self-serving, short-term priorities of leadership, exemplified by Donald Trump’s withdrawal from the Paris Climate Accords. Such actions reflect an ego-driven tendency to prioritize immediate national interests over global well-being, disregarding severe consequences for vulnerable nations like India. India faces acute climate risks due to its reliance on natural irrigation, monsoons, and glacial rivers, compounded by its unique geography, population density, and poverty. These factors make the country a potential epicenter of climate-induced disasters, including erratic rainfall, glacial retreat, and water scarcity, leading to mass migrations.
Despite the gravity of the situation, widespread apathy persists, both in India and among Indian communities abroad. The conversation highlights the critical need for global awareness and responsible leadership to counteract such indifference and focus on long-term climate solutions, emphasizing the role of collective human effort to address these pressing environmental challenges.
🎧 Listen to Acharya Prashant on Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/show/2QmVEAAnsNE7Xs0MW0Li8Y?si=09fbcbc7c99c469b
Music Credits: Milind Date
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