Article Source: Worldwatch Institute

Written by - Anna de Costa - August 2009

India's government has set a new international standard for engaging youth on climate policy.

In June, the Ministry of Environment and Forests invited the Indian Youth Climate Network (IYCN) to comment on the government's climate change regulations. Inputs from the youth movement were then raised in India's lower house of parliament, the Lok Sabha, in an unprecedented gesture to the nation's youth. Youth - defined as people under the age of 35 - are a significant political stakeholder in India, representing nearly 70 percent of the population.

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