PMO India NITI Aayog EAC-PM MoEF&CC National Prog. on Climate Change & Human Health Wildlife Institute of India Wildlife Trust of India UN Climate Change WII ENVIS IUCN IUCN_forests IUCNRedList IUCN_PA IUCNssc IUCNsos IUCN_Water NCPEDP Divyang Empowerment Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, GOI ipbes WII-EIACP 28/ must be appreciated in the context of the decisions of this Court, the actions and commitments of the state on the national and international level, and scientific consensus on climate change and its adverse effects. From these, it emerges that there is a right to be free

PMO India NITI Aayog EAC-PM MoEF&CC National Prog. on Climate Change & Human Health Wildlife Institute of India Wildlife Trust of India UN Climate Change WII ENVIS IUCN IUCN_forests IUCNRedList IUCN_PA IUCNssc IUCNsos IUCN_Water NCPEDP Divyang Empowerment Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, GOI ipbes WII-EIACP 29/ from the adverse effects of climate change. [Para 27]

In 2019, the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women, the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, the Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their

PMO India NITI Aayog EAC-PM MoEF&CC National Prog. on Climate Change & Human Health Wildlife Institute of India Wildlife Trust of India UN Climate Change WII ENVIS IUCN IUCN_forests IUCNRedList IUCN_PA IUCNssc IUCNsos IUCN_Water NCPEDP Divyang Empowerment Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, GOI ipbes WII-EIACP 30/ Families, the Committee on the Rights of the Child, and the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities jointly issued a statement in which they recognised that “…State parties have obligations, including extra-territorial obligations, to respect, protect and fulfil

PMO India NITI Aayog EAC-PM MoEF&CC National Prog. on Climate Change & Human Health Wildlife Institute of India Wildlife Trust of India UN Climate Change WII ENVIS IUCN IUCN_forests IUCNRedList IUCN_PA IUCNssc IUCNsos IUCN_Water NCPEDP Divyang Empowerment Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, GOI ipbes WII-EIACP 31/ all human rights of all peoples. Failure to take measures to prevent foreseeable human rights harm caused by climate change, or to regulate activities contributing to such harm, could constitute a violation of States’ human rights obligations.” [Para 28]'.

PMO India NITI Aayog EAC-PM MoEF&CC National Prog. on Climate Change & Human Health Wildlife Institute of India Wildlife Trust of India UN Climate Change WII ENVIS IUCN IUCN_forests IUCNRedList IUCN_PA IUCNssc IUCNsos IUCN_Water NCPEDP Divyang Empowerment Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, GOI ipbes WII-EIACP 32/ At the bottom is - 'M K Ranjitsinh & Ors. vs. Union of India & Ors. [Writ Petition (Civil) No. 838 of 2019 | 2024 INSC 280] and the logo of The Sangyan on a background with shades of orange, green, and black colour.

PMO India NITI Aayog EAC-PM MoEF&CC National Prog. on Climate Change & Human Health Wildlife Institute of India Wildlife Trust of India UN Climate Change WII ENVIS IUCN IUCN_forests IUCNRedList IUCN_PA IUCNssc IUCNsos IUCN_Water NCPEDP Divyang Empowerment Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, GOI ipbes WII-EIACP 33/ Image 4: There are the following texts - 'The Modified Judgement' [Title]. 'This Court has underscored the importance of taking proactive measures to protect the GIB. The GIB is seriously endangered as a species. At the same time, it has emerged in the course of the hearing

PMO India NITI Aayog EAC-PM MoEF&CC National Prog. on Climate Change & Human Health Wildlife Institute of India Wildlife Trust of India UN Climate Change WII ENVIS IUCN IUCN_forests IUCNRedList IUCN_PA IUCNssc IUCNsos IUCN_Water NCPEDP Divyang Empowerment Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, GOI ipbes WII-EIACP 34/ that there is no basis to impose a general prohibition in regard to the installation of transmission lines for the distribution of solar power in an area about 99,000 square kilometres. There are several reasons due to which it is not feasible to convert all transmission

PMO India NITI Aayog EAC-PM MoEF&CC National Prog. on Climate Change & Human Health Wildlife Institute of India Wildlife Trust of India UN Climate Change WII ENVIS IUCN IUCN_forests IUCNRedList IUCN_PA IUCNssc IUCNsos IUCN_Water NCPEDP Divyang Empowerment Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, GOI ipbes WII-EIACP 35/ lines into underground power transmission lines. [Para 52]

In addition to the reasons listed, it is imperative to recognize the intricate interface between the conservation of an endangered species, such as the Great Indian Bustard, and the imperative of protecting against

PMO India NITI Aayog EAC-PM MoEF&CC National Prog. on Climate Change & Human Health Wildlife Institute of India Wildlife Trust of India UN Climate Change WII ENVIS IUCN IUCN_forests IUCNRedList IUCN_PA IUCNssc IUCNsos IUCN_Water NCPEDP Divyang Empowerment Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, GOI ipbes WII-EIACP 36/ climate change. Unlike the conventional notion of sustainable development, which often pits economic growth against environmental conservation, the dilemma here involves a nuanced interplay between safeguarding biodiversity and mitigating the impact of climate change.

PMO India NITI Aayog EAC-PM MoEF&CC National Prog. on Climate Change & Human Health Wildlife Institute of India Wildlife Trust of India UN Climate Change WII ENVIS IUCN IUCN_forests IUCNRedList IUCN_PA IUCNssc IUCNsos IUCN_Water NCPEDP Divyang Empowerment Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, GOI ipbes WII-EIACP 37/ It is not a binary choice between conservation and development but rather a dynamic interplay between protecting a critically endangered species and addressing the pressing global challenge of climate change. [Para 53]

PMO India NITI Aayog EAC-PM MoEF&CC National Prog. on Climate Change & Human Health Wildlife Institute of India Wildlife Trust of India UN Climate Change WII ENVIS IUCN IUCN_forests IUCNRedList IUCN_PA IUCNssc IUCNsos IUCN_Water NCPEDP Divyang Empowerment Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, GOI ipbes WII-EIACP 38/ While balancing two equally crucial goals - the conservation of the GIB on one hand, with the conservation of the environment as a whole on the other hand - it is necessary to adopt a holistic approach which doesn't sacrifice either of the two goals at the altar of the other.