The Legal Response To Climate Science: A Study Of India’s Statutory And Constitutional Framework

Abstract

Climate science has established with clarity the causes and consequences of anthropogenic climate change. While global temperatures rise and weather patterns destabilize, the law becomes a critical interface through which science is translated into regulation and rights-based protections. In the Indian context, this interface is marked by a combination of constitutional guarantees, environmental legislation, and judicial activism. This article undertakes a critical examination of India’s legal response to climate science, analyzing whether the existing statutory and constitutional frameworks sufficiently reflect the urgency and complexity of the climate crisis.