Dr Friederike Otto, one of the authors of IPCC report on climate change, talks about the 'political sense of urgency' required to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius.
Report by Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change emphasises disproportionate effects on most vulnerable populations. Rapid & deep emissions cuts needed by 2030, it says.
Report by World Meteorological Organization says sea levels rose 4.5 mm a year on average between 2013 & 2022, the highest ever, which could be disastrous for coastal cities.
Scientists who authored the paper claim IPCC projections give rich nations higher energy consumption, cutting down share of developing ones, potentially affecting development.
World panel on climate change said this year that if emissions aren't reduced, wet bulb temperatures would creep closer to 35°C, considered limit of human survivability.
Third part of IPCC's sixth assessment report warns temperatures may rise to 3.2 degrees above pre-industrial levels by end of century & talks about carbon capture & storage as a possible measure.
Authors put emphasis on carbon removal tech, which climate activists say reduces pressure on countries to cut fossil fuel dependence. Report to be released in April.
None of the 34 banks Climate Risk Horizons analysed have assessed the resilience of their portfolios in the face of climate change. Only 2 have committed to stop funding new coal power plants.
Contrary to naysayers, the RSS practices what it preaches. It is closer to the Gandhian teaching of improving the individual morally and spiritually to change the external environment.
This is the game every nation is now learning to play. Some are finding new allies or seeing value among nations where they’d seen marginal interest. The starkest example is India & Europe.
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