US WRI data itself shows India and China cannot be held responsible even for a single kg of carbon dioxide or methane accumulating in the earth’s atmosphere.
Soccer, tennis & cricket now have protocols to protect athletes from heat and adjusting to more frequent storms, which disrupt competitions and upend lucrative broadcast schedules.
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report, with contributions from over 100 scientists, says heatwaves in oceans have globally doubled in 30 yrs.
These industries are responsible for 13-18% of global greenhouse gas emissions, but about 77% of them make no disclosure about emissions from their operations.
Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.
The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.
Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?
This article is similar to chiding a poor student for poor marks in exams and he retorting by saying that he cannot be blamed because he doesn’t have fancy books and no money to hire a tutor. Ultimately we have to take responsibility for our performance.
In terms of the “ stock “ of harmful accumulations in the atmosphere, the West, where the Industrial Revolution was born, is primarily responsible. However, if one considers the “ flow “, China and India are major contributors. 2. The government of Maharashtra – although it is in caretaker mode – has reappropriate ten thousand crores to offer financial relief to farmers whose ready to harvest crops have been severely damaged by totally unseasonal rain. It is for India to consider whether we should be planning for so many new coal burning power plants.
This article is similar to chiding a poor student for poor marks in exams and he retorting by saying that he cannot be blamed because he doesn’t have fancy books and no money to hire a tutor. Ultimately we have to take responsibility for our performance.
Well said Sunil.
The author is right about Western hypocrisy regarding emissions. And they’re not going to give up their life styles, not yet.
But that doesn’t mean that India and China shouldn’t adopt environmental friendly technologies.
How many people know that the smog in Delhi is also related to global warming? There’s more moisture in the atmosphere that traps smog.
This is a problem for the whole of North India, not just Delhi, because of the Himalayas.
And as global warming gets worse, the problem is going to get worse.
The difference between ex-IITian Kejriwal and Swami Adityanand is clear as far as drawing media attention is concerned.
And Modi is away in Bangkok justifying Article 370 (among other things) while Delhiites suffocate. Talk about priorities.
In terms of the “ stock “ of harmful accumulations in the atmosphere, the West, where the Industrial Revolution was born, is primarily responsible. However, if one considers the “ flow “, China and India are major contributors. 2. The government of Maharashtra – although it is in caretaker mode – has reappropriate ten thousand crores to offer financial relief to farmers whose ready to harvest crops have been severely damaged by totally unseasonal rain. It is for India to consider whether we should be planning for so many new coal burning power plants.