THE eight missions through which the National Action Plan for Climate Change (NAPCC) is to be implemented are a bit like the Buddha's Eight-fold Path for salvation: seemingly simple but easier said than done. This is not to deny the need for a plan or for setting up institutional mechanisms that "promote our development objectives while also yielding co-benefits for addressing climate change effectively'. Rather, it is to suggest that unless all this is backed by concrete policy nudges, whether by way of lower taxes or other incentives, it will not suffice. As the action plan recognises, success hinges on the development and use of new technologies that are environmentally friendly and developing institutional mechanisms to make it possible. People must be incentivised to use such technology. Unless that is done there is no reason to believe greater awareness alone will achieve the desired behavioural shift. Having said that, the decision to set up eight missions with a distinct focus on different aspects of the action plan