Vulnerabilities of climate change Impact on India

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SACHITH HARI
INDIA’S ROLE IN CLIMATE
CHANGE

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GLOBAL WARMING : CLIMATE CHANGE IS THE CHANGE IN OUR WEATHER PATTERNS THAT
ARE OCCURRING BECAUSE OF AN INCREASE IN THE EARTH'S AVERAGE TEMPERATURE
CLIMATE CHANGE IS PRIMARILY CAUSED BY BUILDING UP OF GREEN HOUSE GASES (GHG)
E.G. CARBON DIOXIDE, METHANE, NITROUS OXIDE ETC. IN THE ATMOSPHERE.
GREENHOUSE EMISSIONS

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Carbon dioxide from fossil fuel burning, iron, aluminum, ammonia and cement and
has increased 30% vulnerably during the last years.
Methane from agriculture (livestock and rice), waste disposal (landfills and sewage
treatment), leakage of natural gas
Nitrous oxide from nitrogen fertilizer and industrial production of nylon and nitric
acid
Deforestation, forest fires and loss of carbon from agricultural soils
Fires in forests, coal mines and from gas flaring.
Sources of heat trapping gases

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Industrial Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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RISE IN TEMPERATURE [6.4C] BY THE END OF CENTURY
CHANGE IN RAINFALL PATTERNS
INCREASED SEVERITY AND FREQUENCY OF FLOODS, DROUGHTS AND CYCLONES
SMOG CRISIS : BEIJING HAD TO SHUTDOWN 2500 FIRMS
RISE IN SEA LEVELS
CHALLENGES OF CLIMATE CHANGE

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GLOBAL IMPACT

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INDIAN 7500-KM LONG DENSELY POPULATED AND LOW-LYING COASTLINE WOULD BE WORST HIT DUE
TO RISE IN SEA LEVEL.
20% OF COASTAL POPULATION MAY NEED TO MIGRATE
25% OF COUNTRY’S POPULATION WOULD BE EXPOSED TO INCREASED CYCLONE
70% PLANTS MAY NOT BE ABLE TO ADAPT TO NEW CONDITIONS
MORE THAN 20,000 VILLAGES MAY BE DESERTED HAVING AN ADVERSE IMPACT ON AGRICULTURAL
YIELD
IMPACT ON INDIA

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SUPPLY-CHAIN RISK: VULNERABILITY OF INPUTS SUCH AS ENERGY AND AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
PRODUCT & TECHNOLOGY RISK: VARIOUS TECHNOLOGIES WILL BE AT RISK DUE TO CARBON
CONSTRAINTS
LITIGATION RISK: THREAT OF LAWSUITS FOR UNITS EMITTING GHG GASES
REPUTATION RISK: SEVERAL BUSINESS PRACTICES MAY HAMPER REPUTATION
PHYSICAL RISK: DIRECT IMPACT: DROUGHTS, FLOOD, RISING SEA LEVEL
RISKS ON BUSINESS

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INDIA IS FACING HIGH DEGREE OF CLIMATE VARIABILITY
GDP GROWTH IS ATTRIBUTABLE TO YEARLY VARIATIONS IN RAINFALL.
HIMALAYAN ECO-SYSTEM IS NOW HIGHLY VULNERABLE, LOSSES TO LIVELIHOOD
INCREASES IN MEAN SEA LEVELS WILL AFFECT LARGE POPULATIONS IN PENINSULAR AND COASTAL
INDIA.
GANGOTRI GLACIER - ONE OF THE LARGEST IS RETREATING
RAINFALL IN INDIA MAY INCREASE BY 15 TO 40% AND ANNUAL MEAN TEMPERATURE BY 3 TO 6
DEGREE.
AGRICULTURE SECTOR WOULD BE MOST AFFECTED
INDIA VULNERABLE TO CLIMATE CHANGE

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EMISSION OF GHG – CO2 IS THE MAJOR CAUSE OF GLOBAL WARMING
AND HUMAN INDUCED ACTIVITIES.
SET A BINDING TARGET OF WELL BELOW 2 DEGREE RISE IN TEMPERATURE.
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES TO RAISE MORE FUNDS TO HELP DEVELOPING
COUNTRIES.
CLIMATE CHANGE DIALOGUE SHOULD NOT IMPEDE NATIONS TO GROW
INDIA IS COMMITTED TO PROMOTE VOLUNTARY MEASURES SUCH AS
ENERGY EFFICIENCY, RENEWABLE ENERGY AND CLEANER
CONVENTIONAL ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES.
INDIA PART OF GLOBAL REGIME
[PARIS PACT]

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INDIA’S TOTAL CO2 EMISSIONS ARE ABOUT 4% OF GLOBAL EMISSION
USA 19.8
CHINA 17.7
RUSSIA 5.2
INDIA 4.7
JAPAN 4.1
GERMANY 2.6
CANADA 2.1
U.K 2.0

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INDIA HAS DELIVERED A GDP GROWTH RATE OF 8% WITH ONLY 3.7% GROWTH IN ITS TOTAL PRIMARY
ENERGY CONSUMPTION.
INDIA CANNOT AFFORD TO COMPROMISE ON DEVELOPMENTAL GOALS
INDIA NOW ONE OF THE WORLD LEADERS IN RENEWABLE ENERGY
APPROXIMATELY 10,000 MW RENEWABLE BASED INSTALLED CAPACITY ALREADY IN PLACE
AN INDIAN COMPANY - SUZLON ENERGY LIMITED - IS NOW WORLD’S 4TH LARGEST WIND ENERGY
COMPANY
EXCLUSIVE RENEWABLE ENERGY SEZ BEING SET-UP IN INDIA
INDIA EMERGING AS A EXPORT HUB IN WIND, SOLAR, BIOMASS EQUIPMENT
India: Current Scenario

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DEPENDENCY ON CONVENTIONAL ENERGY RESOURCES [FOSSIL FUELS, COAL]
NEEDS TO BE REDUCED.
SOLAR POWER PLANTS : CIAL, SOLAR PARK
GREEN INITIATIVES TO CUT GHG EMISSIONS :SOURCING OF ENERGY
TAPPING OF ENERGY FROM RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES : WIND POWER PLANTS
IMPROVE VEHICLE FUEL EFFICIENCY
FIFTH FUEL-ENERGY EFFICIENCY
TECHNOLOGICAL ALTERATIONS TO REVIEW PERFORMANCE AND EFFECTIVENESS IN REDUCING GHG
EMISSIONS
Cleaner Approach

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