Context/Notes on Air Pollution and Environmental Justice (Q-series continuation from previous answer on STEM attrition)
Main Body
Resources for growth requires cheap Power from Thermal plant.
Sustainable development: balancing growth needs with environmental justice.
Poor sections - labour → more exposed to labour in polluted air. [TPI] Constructor, Worker.
'Polluter Pays' Justice → Brick and kiln factory polluting air.
To combat air pollution → GRAP plan, EPA → BS-II norms, Air Pollution Act → E20 by 2025, NAACC → Smog towers and underpasses.
Use of renewables, NAARE
There is a need for National Action Plan to combat Air Pollution.
— Gaurav Chopra · AIR 83
Diagram
Flow diagram showing connections: GRAP plan, EPA, BS-II norms, Air Pollution Act, E20 by 2025, NAACC, Smog towers and underpasses, renewables, NAARE
- Connects environmental justice with labour rights
- Mentions specific policy frameworks and timelines
- References judicial principle of polluter pays
Gaurav Chopra
Role of Women and Women's Organization, Population and Associated Issues, Poverty and Developmental issues
Environmental Justice, Labour rights
Population & Poverty
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