QUESTION 2(b)
GS4
10 marks
Global warming and climate change are the outcomes of human greed in the name of development, indicating the direction in which extinction of organisms including human beings is heading towards loss of life on Earth. How do you put an end to this to protect life and bring equilibrium between the society and the environment?
WRITE IN
7 min
150 words
What the examiner wants
Suggest how to end greed-driven environmental damage and restore balance between society and environment.
Suggest measuresAnswer exactly what the question asks.
Demand-wise check
- 1Accept the premise: overconsumption and short-term profit drive emissions and biodiversity loss≈30 words
- 2Individual level: need not greed, simple living, LiFE behaviours≈30 words
- 3Policy level: carbon pricing, renewable energy, circular economy, polluter pays≈30 words
- 4Global level: climate justice and common but differentiated responsibilities≈30 words
Open in about 20 words and close in about 20.
Answer plan
PremiseEthical root (greed vs need)Measures at individual, society, state, global levelsConclusion
Where marks usually go
- Only science of climate change, no ethics
- Generic list with no 'how to end greed' angle
Draw this
- Pyramid: individual → community → nation → globe
Value addition
- ThinkerGandhi: 'The earth provides enough to satisfy every man's needs, but not every man's greed.'.M.K. Gandhi
- SchemeMission LiFE (Lifestyle for Environment), launched 2022, promotes mindful consumption.NITI Aayog / MoEFCC
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- Aakash Garg · AIR 5 · Page 7 ↗Same syllabus reference
- Shakti Dubey · AIR 1 · Page 23 ↗Same syllabus reference
- Vidushi Singh · AIR 13 · Page 5 ↗Same syllabus reference
- Shakti Dubey · AIR 1 · Page 3 ↗Same syllabus reference
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