'Climate change is real challenge, urgent action needed': VP Naidu

While addressing an awareness campaign in Chennai, Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on November 20 stated that climate change is a real challenge and everyone should take urgent action.

He said, "Climate change is a real challenge.

We're rather reckless in our rush for so-called development.

We have ignored need to preserve nature and continuous pumping of billions of tonnes of greenhouse gases since industrial revolution has done great damage." "As a consequence, we are now to cope with the massive challenge of the very existence of humanity.

It is a challenge across the globe," he added.