India and China will save the planet. What can we learn from both countries?#chinasnewnormal
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 THE BIGGEST POLLUTERS: The CO2 emission of China is more than the whole western hemisphere with 27% of CO2 emissions. On top China is biggest coal producer and India biggest coal growth producer.
04:24 EXISTENTIAL URGENCIES: China and India have more reality sense on climate change than most countries in northern hemisphere. This creates unpredictability for hundreds of millions of households in both India and China how their lives will be affected. This creates a mindset change in both countries. This is why China wants to do everything to become CO2 neutral by 2060 and India by 2070 even though both countries are very different in policies.
09:00 XI JINPING AND NARENDRA MODI: THE SIMILARITIES: Both leaders have created a personality cult around them. Both leaders have learned what hardship through external factors mean for common people. Both leaders have grown through the ranks known as tough administrators that take hard decisions. Both leaders have a strong cultural heritage, pride and nationalism of their citizens. Both leaders have the support of almost 1.4 billion people that optimistic of the sustainability of their future and willing to work hard towards it. We cannot imagine what would happen to the planet of Xi or Modi would be climate denier like Trump.
15:52 CHINA'S COMMITMENT: China has invested 4 times more capacity than EU, US or India. They are the biggest producer and buyer of renewable energy. China is of course a top-down ecological nation, which makes all the difference to implement capacity, although it does at times challenge the biodiversity of nature.
17:18 Do we have enough time for a democratic debate on climate change is the question? The result is that China is becoming the green factory and supply chain of the world, which we will not be able to decouple from this decade if the West wants to reach climate goals by 2050.
The biggest issue for the world is however overpopulation and overconsumption, and China is part of the problem there too.
21:58 INDIA'S COMMITMENT: India is less responsible of overconsumption because its part of their VEDIC mindset of a sustainable ecosystem. Tradition in India is relying on local and seasonal food, recycling of materials, eco-friendly buildings and conservation of water and other scarce resources. Modi, who is of Hindu faith leading the BJP that is strongly based on Hindutva ideoology believes in moderation and conservation since Mahatma Gandhi's philosophy.
26:00 This is why Modi created the L.I.F.E. movement for Pro-Planet People to come up with ideas to change people's lifestyle in a sustainable world. He can do that, because his track record is great on making efforts to do energy transition despite India being the fastest growing large economy on the world for this decade. India is one of the few countries on track on reaching climate goals as one example. But most important is that Modi's support is incredible big because inclusion of poor people into society.
30:16 INFLUENCE OF CHINA AND INDIA: India is leading G20 in 2023, and Modi is putting saving the planet as top of the agenda. India can really guide the world how to change our lifestyle and about moderations, while China can teach the world how to take a top-down approach to invest in renewables. The only condition is to remain open to both India's tradition and keep buying green products from China for the coming decade.

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