Sudha Mahalingam With global carbon galloping, you can neither negotiate nor argue with Gaia. Not when she is on her sick bed. We need a paradigm shift in the way we perceive development. The just released Prime Minister's National Action Plan on Climate Change acknowledges the potentially adverse impact of changing climate on India's development and envisages a multi-pronged approach to tackling climate-related emissions without compromising on growth or committing to carbon caps. This is consistent with the Prime Minister's stand at G8 summit last year that India's per capita emissions will remain below those of developed countries . The Action Plan outlines eight National Missions