VIDEO | Here's what UN Environment Chief Inger Andersen (Inger Andersen) said responding to question - what concrete changes should India prioritise in its climate roadmap before COP30? "India is leaning in on a dimension of clean air energy but we really would like to see more public-private investment... models. I think India has begun to roll out energy service companies and pay-as-you-save models. This is very interesting for energy efficiency. If we can save at the building level and not just at the individual level." "Yes, I recognise that some of the designs in energy efficiency can slightly raise the cost of a new building. However, it is gained over a very short period when you look at the reduced energy costs, and this is something we need to take into account." #WorldEnvironmentDay (Full video available on PTI Videos -show more

VIDEO | When asked how will UNEP move from recommendations to pressure particularly in rapidly urbanising countries like India, UN Environment Chief Inger Andersen (@andersen_inger) said: "When we zoom in on India, we understand there is massive use of open fire – inefficient stoves, use of kerosene and coal and we know based on the data coming out of India, we see premature deaths due to lung and other conditions." "India is on its way and I do believe because of the dire air quality sometimes that you have - that there is a strong desire by both the politicians and average citizens. During COVID, all of a sudden people discovered what the cause was and they discovered that air pollution was not inevitable – that it is us who cause it and therefore, it is us who can solve it. We from UNEP will continue to make sure that there is an understanding on the sides between what’s happening in terms of emissions and what are the policy shifts that could be done. I’m quite sure that India knows that and it is a question of getting a strong move in that direction but it is urgently needed." "India is not the only country, but there are other countries who have had this journey and cleaned it up. We all remember stories from decades ago about London fog – that was it – it was dirty coal, dirty vehicles, open fires, relatively poor people in London’s east then burning unprocessed coal – that was it. So, for India too, it is something that is hard to do but it has to get done for the people of India." (Full video available on PTI Videos -

VIDEO | When asked how can the global health and environment agendas better integrate, especially around pollution-linked diseases, UN Environment Chief Inger Andersen (@andersen_inger) said: "UNEP and our friends at WHO have been working for years because WHO – the health people – they set the standards and the reality is 90+ per cent of the world is living in air quality that is worse than that which has been set by WHO. So, we are all breathing dirty air to one extent or another. Ensuring that we understand that air pollution impacts all lives including the lives of our children is very critical – we are seeing a forward global march – although there are some countries that are very much struggling with these issues." "If you go for a walk or take a jog or if you take your kids out to play, they come back happy. We are happy in nature. If there is anything that I have learned from India, it is that there is ethos, a belief system, a deep connection, love and respect for nature. So, how can we anchor ourselves in that? That can translate into care for nature and environment. I think the lifestyles for environment initiative of Prime Minister Modi is trying to convey. These are important elements in understanding our and environmental health." (Full video available on PTI Videos -

VIDEO | When asked how she plans to build consensus ahead of the next round of plastic treaty talks, which remain stuck in fundamental disagreements, and what minimum ambition should countries like India uphold, UN Environment Chief Inger Andersen (@andersen_inger) said: "The world agreed to have these negotiations and to a very ambitious time frame. We will do another informal setting at the ministerial at the sidelines of oceans conference. And a few other places, there will be regional consultations on Asia specific that will take place in Bangkok in June." "These will prepare for the formal meeting that will take place in August in Geneva. India is a huge plastic producer and also a source of pollution for plastic and about one fifth of global plastic pollution comes from India, and they know it. So, I’m really asking for Indian leadership while also understanding India is a country that is still developing, and we don’t want to leave anyone behind, and we want poorer segments of the population to access to smaller portions. But we don’t want to sell things in big bulk that poor people cannot afford. So, we need to go into this with an understanding of each market specificity, so that’s why I said the treaty has to be general enough that everybody sees themselves into the mirror but also ambitious enough that it solves the problem. I think we can get there and I’m very much looking forward to strong Indian leadership to help over that threshold." (Full video available on PTI Videos -

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@andersen_inger Unfortunately in India most of the people consider environment & public places as their personal property & that’s why nobody can check such persons urinating , spitting , smoking etc. in public places, besides factories and many other establishments polluting environment!!