India is now the fourth-largest emitter after China, United States and the European Union, and as per IPCC’s Sixth Assessment Report released on August 9, it will be among the most severely affected countries India can achieve ‘net zero’ carbon emissions by 2065-70 as its greenhouse emissions will peak by 2035 and if it caps […]
‘Now or never’ to avoid climate catastrophe, warns UN Panel – EQ Mag Pro
UN panel warns that policies are leading the planet to extreme temperature rises, and calls for an urgent halt to rising emissions. Humanity has less than three years to halt the rise of planet-warming carbon emissions and less than a decade to slash them almost in half, according to a United Nations landmark report on […]
Green Solution – EQ Mag Pro
Hydrogen might be the fuel of the future, but what has so far come between the cup and the lip? The periodic table’s lightest element is a colourless and odourless gas — hydrogen. Over the past decade, it has become the subject of chatter among energy professionals globally. But hydrogen has been used as a […]
South India Could Get 40% More Rain Due to Global Warming: IPCC Report
IPCC report observed that an increase in rainfall will be especially severe over the southern parts of India. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has warned that extreme weather and poor air quality is likely to gut Indias poor farmers and low-income workers, unless remedial actions are taken urgently. It warned that India will […]
IPCC report vindicates our position about cumulative emissions: India
New Delhi : Terming the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Working Group I contribution to the Sixth Assessment Report (AR6WGI) a clarion call for the developed countries to undertake immediate, deep emission cuts and de-carbonisation of their economies, India on Monday said it vindicates its long-held position about historical cumulative emissions. “Developed countries have […]
5 Big Findings From the IPCC’s 2021 Climate Report
Headlines related to recent extreme weather appear to come out of a science fiction book: Even the richest countries in the world can’t control widespread fires — they’re even burning in the Arctic. Deadly flooding in Germany and Belgium in July 2021 completely washed away buildings and cars, and more than 1,000 people remain missing. […]
OPINION: Why climate adaptation should be top priority in India’s climate agenda
Along with growth & recovery, we should aspire to make India more sustainable and resilient. First step is to prioritize climate adaptation in our national climate agenda as Plan A. New Delhi: COVID-19 has caused unprecedented damage to our economy – mass unemployment, disruptions in key socio-economic systems and economic contractions. Its impact on vulnerable […]