Greenhouse gas sinks By Bhaskar Anand
It was 1965 when the U.S. president s advisory panel warned that the greenhouse effect is a matter of real concern for this planet. In 1972 the first United Nations (UN) environment conference was organized in Stockholm, Sweden, concluding emerging concerns about climate change. As an immediate response, they also laid the foundations of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) to mitigate the rising climate issues. Further, in 1988, UNEP established the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) to collate and assess evidence on climate change.
The scientific assessments on climate change by IPCC suggested that for the 20th-century the average global temperature increased by 0.85°C. As a result, the oceans expanded due to warming and ice melt led to an average sea level rise of 19cm. By the start of the 21st century, global emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) had almost doubled since 1990. Consequently, it is expected that
IIED and the 2021 ‘super year’
2021 is a crucial year for dealing with the climate emergency, unprecedented biodiversity loss, rising inequalities and the COVID-19 pandemic. This page sets out how IIED will work with partners throughout the year at key opportunities to highlight and address these interconnected crises.
The world is dealing with multiple crises – the climate crisis, unprecedented biodiversity loss, rising inequalities and the COVID-19 pandemic.
These challenges disproportionately impact vulnerable countries, groups and individuals by exacerbating pre-existing dynamics of marginalisation and exclusion.
Strong and urgent action is needed to address these interconnected crises, including to leverage pandemic recovery packages, to drive cohesive climate, nature and development outcomes.
Last month marked the fifth anniversary of the signing of the Paris Climate Agreement, which brought together 196 nations from around the world and saw them pledge to implement measures to curb global warming and keep temperatures increases below 1. Click to read more.
India has a good story in terms of climate change action, says ex-diplomat Shyam Saran
Former foreign secretary Shyam Saran says India will likely face questions on its coal consumption, especially from US, at the UN Climate Change Conference this November.
Pia Krishnankutty 30 January, 2021 5:06 pm IST
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New Delhi: India has a good story to tell in terms of climate change action ahead of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26), said former foreign secretary Shyam Saran at the 13th All India Conference of China Studies (AICC) Saturday.
The COP26, to be held in Scotland’s Glasgow, was postponed by a year to November 2021 due to the Covid-19 pandemic.