Environmental and developmental issues are intimately connected. The existing process of development has exerted four negative effects on the ecosystem: global warming, ozone depletion, toxic pollution and erosion of biodiversity.[ Dr. Subhash Chandra Singh, “Global Dimensions of Ecological Crisis: The Discourse of Sustainable Use of the Earth Planet”, Vol-30, IBR, p. 393] Human activities during the last few decades of industrialization and population growth have polluted the atmosphere to the extent that it has begun to seriously affect the climate.
The document discusses several topics related to climate change in India including:
1. Rising global temperatures and greenhouse gas emissions are causing climate change. Carbon dioxide levels have risen significantly since 1958.
2. Climate change is impacting different parts of India - drought in Rajasthan, sea level rise along the coasts of Mumbai and Gujarat, coral bleaching in Kerala.
3. Case studies show impacts on agriculture - apple cultivation in Himachal Pradesh has shifted uphill by 30km over 50 years due to less snowfall. The Gangotri glacier is shrinking, reducing water levels in the Ganga river. Coastal villages in Odisha have been submerged due to sea level rise and cyclones
The document discusses the role of clean energy, specifically nuclear power and energy storage, in addressing climate change and transitioning away from fossil fuels. It argues that nuclear power can play a major role in minimizing climate change by producing little to no greenhouse gas emissions over its lifecycle. Energy storage is also seen as important for integrating renewable energy sources like wind and solar into the electric grid and enabling the transition off fossil fuels, as renewables have variable output that storage could help balance. The document examines both the technical and economic impacts of energy storage and variable renewables on the grid and their potential to replace fossil fuels as costs decline and reliability increases over time.
Lecture-4 Climate Change Effect and Strategic Initiatives of BangladeshShankor Paul
The document summarizes a lecture on climate change effects and strategic initiatives in Bangladesh. It defines climate change and the greenhouse effect process. It describes the major causes of global warming such as carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels and deforestation. Effects include rising sea levels, more floods and cyclones in Bangladesh. Climate change vulnerabilities vary across regions like coastal, floodplain and hilly areas. Government policies encourage clean energy and the country has signed agreements on climate change. Strategic initiatives include adaptation programs, a climate change cell, and a $100 million annual fund.
The document discusses the economic consequences of climate change in Tanzania. It notes that Tanzania's agricultural economy is heavily vulnerable to climate change effects like droughts and extreme rainfall. Key impacts include declining water levels in lakes and rivers which threatens hydropower and socioeconomic activity. Tourism, an important economic sector, is also endangered by climate unpredictability affecting wildlife and ecosystems. The government of Tanzania has implemented policies and strategies to tackle issues like environmental degradation, promote sustainable resource management, and build climate resilience.
Review of Climate Change and Its effect on Nigeria EcosystemAI Publications
This paper examines the issue of climate change and its impact on the environment. The effects of man's activities as well as those of natural phenomena on global warming, climate change and the environment are presented and discussed. The options that are available as response to global warming: mitigation, adaptation and possible human suffering as consequences of what cannot be avoided by mitigation and adaptation are presented. An overview of the Nigerian environment, preparedness for the impact of global warming and related problems are also presented. The status of environmental data and the need for environmental baseline survey and the creation of a comprehensive database for the country driven by geographical information system are presented and discussed. The paper then underscores the need for governments at all levels to adequately fund geo information production and cultivate the culture of its usage for adequate and proactive response to global warming, sustainable environmental management and national development.
The document discusses community climate change adaptation concepts and applications. It aims to provide an overview of community climate change adaptation, identify resources and partnerships needed to strengthen climate programming, delineate policies to improve community participation and resilience, and acknowledge challenges and pathways. It discusses key concepts like climate change impacts, community-based adaptation, climate-smart agriculture, and the role of extension services. It outlines methodologies, background on climate impacts and adaptation, and highlights challenges like uncertainty and deficits in adaptive capacities. Overall, the document presents a framework for community climate change adaptation through approaches like integration into development planning, capacity building, knowledge sharing, and education.
For Climate Change Workshop by British Computer Society on 17-Sep-08.
Physics & Chemistry of Climate Change,
Effects and Costs of Climate Change,
Geographical Information and use of it,
Some International Meetings and Local Authority Measures,
Climate Change Bill 2008,
Carbon trading / offsetting,
Reducing Carbon Emissions – Websites & Actions.
[Challenge:Future] HELL ON EARTH (inspiring change)Challenge:Future
The document discusses climate change and global warming. It notes that the average surface temperature has increased 0.8°C in the last 100 years, with two-thirds of the increase in the last three decades. Models project further temperature increases of 1.5-6.1°C by 2100 depending on emissions levels. Impacts will include sea level rise, changing precipitation patterns, more extreme weather, and species extinctions. Responses proposed include mitigating emissions, adapting to impacts, and geoengineering methods like carbon removal. The main international agreement is the Kyoto Protocol.
The document discusses several topics related to climate change in India including:
1. Rising global temperatures and greenhouse gas emissions are causing climate change. Carbon dioxide levels have risen significantly since 1958.
2. Climate change is impacting different parts of India - drought in Rajasthan, sea level rise along the coasts of Mumbai and Gujarat, coral bleaching in Kerala.
3. Case studies show impacts on agriculture - apple cultivation in Himachal Pradesh has shifted uphill by 30km over 50 years due to less snowfall. The Gangotri glacier is shrinking, reducing water levels in the Ganga river. Coastal villages in Odisha have been submerged due to sea level rise and cyclones
The document discusses the role of clean energy, specifically nuclear power and energy storage, in addressing climate change and transitioning away from fossil fuels. It argues that nuclear power can play a major role in minimizing climate change by producing little to no greenhouse gas emissions over its lifecycle. Energy storage is also seen as important for integrating renewable energy sources like wind and solar into the electric grid and enabling the transition off fossil fuels, as renewables have variable output that storage could help balance. The document examines both the technical and economic impacts of energy storage and variable renewables on the grid and their potential to replace fossil fuels as costs decline and reliability increases over time.
Lecture-4 Climate Change Effect and Strategic Initiatives of BangladeshShankor Paul
The document summarizes a lecture on climate change effects and strategic initiatives in Bangladesh. It defines climate change and the greenhouse effect process. It describes the major causes of global warming such as carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels and deforestation. Effects include rising sea levels, more floods and cyclones in Bangladesh. Climate change vulnerabilities vary across regions like coastal, floodplain and hilly areas. Government policies encourage clean energy and the country has signed agreements on climate change. Strategic initiatives include adaptation programs, a climate change cell, and a $100 million annual fund.
The document discusses the economic consequences of climate change in Tanzania. It notes that Tanzania's agricultural economy is heavily vulnerable to climate change effects like droughts and extreme rainfall. Key impacts include declining water levels in lakes and rivers which threatens hydropower and socioeconomic activity. Tourism, an important economic sector, is also endangered by climate unpredictability affecting wildlife and ecosystems. The government of Tanzania has implemented policies and strategies to tackle issues like environmental degradation, promote sustainable resource management, and build climate resilience.
Review of Climate Change and Its effect on Nigeria EcosystemAI Publications
This paper examines the issue of climate change and its impact on the environment. The effects of man's activities as well as those of natural phenomena on global warming, climate change and the environment are presented and discussed. The options that are available as response to global warming: mitigation, adaptation and possible human suffering as consequences of what cannot be avoided by mitigation and adaptation are presented. An overview of the Nigerian environment, preparedness for the impact of global warming and related problems are also presented. The status of environmental data and the need for environmental baseline survey and the creation of a comprehensive database for the country driven by geographical information system are presented and discussed. The paper then underscores the need for governments at all levels to adequately fund geo information production and cultivate the culture of its usage for adequate and proactive response to global warming, sustainable environmental management and national development.
The document discusses community climate change adaptation concepts and applications. It aims to provide an overview of community climate change adaptation, identify resources and partnerships needed to strengthen climate programming, delineate policies to improve community participation and resilience, and acknowledge challenges and pathways. It discusses key concepts like climate change impacts, community-based adaptation, climate-smart agriculture, and the role of extension services. It outlines methodologies, background on climate impacts and adaptation, and highlights challenges like uncertainty and deficits in adaptive capacities. Overall, the document presents a framework for community climate change adaptation through approaches like integration into development planning, capacity building, knowledge sharing, and education.
For Climate Change Workshop by British Computer Society on 17-Sep-08.
Physics & Chemistry of Climate Change,
Effects and Costs of Climate Change,
Geographical Information and use of it,
Some International Meetings and Local Authority Measures,
Climate Change Bill 2008,
Carbon trading / offsetting,
Reducing Carbon Emissions – Websites & Actions.
[Challenge:Future] HELL ON EARTH (inspiring change)Challenge:Future
The document discusses climate change and global warming. It notes that the average surface temperature has increased 0.8°C in the last 100 years, with two-thirds of the increase in the last three decades. Models project further temperature increases of 1.5-6.1°C by 2100 depending on emissions levels. Impacts will include sea level rise, changing precipitation patterns, more extreme weather, and species extinctions. Responses proposed include mitigating emissions, adapting to impacts, and geoengineering methods like carbon removal. The main international agreement is the Kyoto Protocol.
GLOBAL WARMING, GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE AND ITS IMPACTS ON HUMAN HEALTHFernando Alcoforado
This article aims to present the impacts of global warming and the consequent global climate change on human health and the solutions to avoid its harmful consequences against humanity. In order to achieve this goal, it is necessary to promote a profound transformation of current society, which has been extremely destructive of the planet's living conditions. Therefore, it is essential to build a sustainable society, replacing the current dominant economic model throughout the world with one that takes into account man integrated with the environment, with nature, that is, the model of sustainable development. The Paris Agreement was analyzed based on the COP 21 organized by the UN through which 195 countries and the European Union defined how humanity will fight global warming in the coming decades, as well as was analyzed literature related to global warming and climate change to extract the conclusions that point out how to replace the current development model with the sustainable development model.
Climate change mitigation and adaptation 2011ver2cenafrica
This document provides an overview of Module Three which focuses on climate change and agriculture. It defines key concepts related to climate change impacts, vulnerability, adaptation, and mitigation. It discusses how climate change negatively impacts agriculture globally and regionally through changes in temperature, precipitation, and increased frequency of extreme weather events. Adaptation and coping strategies for agriculture are discussed. The module also covers agricultural innovations and systems for adapting to and mitigating climate change impacts.
Agreement of cop 21 is not enough to save the planet earth of catastrophic cl...Fernando Alcoforado
The agreement reached at COP 21 in Paris will not be enough to prevent catastrophic climate change. While countries agreed to reduce emissions, the voluntary targets set by nations will not keep global warming below 2°C or ideally 1.5°C. The agreement also failed to consider long-term decarbonization goals or provide a clear plan to meet temperature limits. For these reasons, the Paris Agreement amounts to merely a statement of intent rather than a solution, and catastrophic climate impacts may still occur as predicted by some scientists.
Cop26 our climate, our future power pointAfsar Shaikh
Climate change is caused by human emissions of greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide and methane. The planet is warming at an alarming rate due to these emissions, primarily from burning fossil fuels. If warming is not limited to 1.5°C, there will be severe consequences like more extreme weather, rising sea levels, and species loss that disproportionately impact vulnerable communities. COP26 aims to strengthen countries' climate plans to reduce emissions 45% by 2030 and reach net zero by 2050. Individuals, communities, businesses and governments all have a role to play in transitioning to renewable energy and more sustainable practices.
Gender equity implies the possibility of different treatments to correct inherent inequalities and measures which, while not necessarily the same, result in equality in terms of rights, benefits, obligations and opportunities. Gender equality signifies that there is no discrimination based on the sex of the person in the allocation of resources or benefits or in access to services mitigate and adapt to climate change, but also the wish to promote gender equity and equality while these people are doing that work.
These views underlie the reflections and proposals presented in this Guide: • Climate change presents new challenges to achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs);
• Climate change is a problem of development and, as such, is affected by two characteristics: inequality and poverty;
• Climate change has numerous causes and effects and must therefore be approached by numerous sectors, stakeholders and disciplines;
• While needs are global, they are more urgent and dramatic for societies living in conditions of greatest inequality and vulnerability;
• In order to fight climate change as effectively as possible, consideration must be given to the gender-specific effects of climate change
This Resource Guide on Gender and Climate Change presents principal conceptual and methodological advances on gender relations in the context of climate change, with the overall objective of providing guidelines for actors, practitioners and consumers in this relatively new programme area. It has been prepared through research, analyses and combinations of international frameworks, conceptual and methodological documents, and the compilation of case studies.
The Guide also considers the approaches that consultants take to deal with the topic, as well as views held by organizations and experts in this field. The Resource Guide on Gender and Climate Change will facilitate an understanding of the socio-environmental problem as dealt with from an integrated point of view – one provided by the gender equality approach – but its principal contribution will be to provide a more proactive agenda that will make it easier to understand the policies formulated. The document has two sections. The first section, which contains six chapters, deals with the principal gender considerations that must be taken into account in the face of climate change. The first chapter describes the climate change phenomenon, its causes, characteristics, effects and implications for the environment and human societies, particularly in relation to the quest for sustainable development.
1) The document summarizes projected climate changes in India and the state of Tamil Nadu based on various climate models and scenarios.
2) Key projections include a rise in average annual temperatures across India of 1.7-4.8°C by 2080s and in Tamil Nadu of 1.5-5°C, with greater increases in minimum compared to maximum temperatures.
3) Rainfall projections vary by region, but generally include increases in northern India and parts of Tamil Nadu and decreases in some southern areas.
Climate change is already causing impacts such as rising global temperatures, sea level rise, and more extreme weather events. Many models predict these changes will intensify in the coming decades and severely impact natural systems and human communities through increased wildfires, shifting agricultural patterns, and displacement from rising seas. Understanding past climate shifts and carefully planning adaptation and mitigation can help minimize harm from the ongoing and inevitable impacts of climate change.
The document summarizes key points from the IPCC's Sixth Assessment Report and highlights of the upcoming COP26 climate conference. It discusses the urgent need to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius to avoid the worst impacts of climate change. The IPCC report finds that human influence has unequivocally warmed the planet and that impacts are intensifying. Immediate, rapid and large-scale reductions in greenhouse gas emissions are needed this decade to curb climate change risks. The COP26 conference aims to secure global commitments to achieve net zero emissions by 2050 and keep 1.5 degrees within reach.
CLIMATE CHANGE
DEFINATION
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
CAUSES OF CLIMATE CHANGE
HUMAN CAUSES
NATURAL CAUSES
EFFECTS
BRIEF OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND ITS IMPORTANCE
Definition, Concept and History of Climate Change; positive & negative feedback cycles; GHGs; Global temperature and carbon dioxide; hottest years, enhanced natural disasters, #UNFCCC; #Kyoto_Protocol; #Paris_Agreement; SDGs; Roles of municipal and regional authorities; Institutional arrangements for climate change in Pakistan; Pakistan Climate Change Policy 2012; Pakistan Climate Change Act 2017.
This document discusses climate change and migration. It defines key terms like climate, climate change, and environmental migrants. It explores the nexus between climate change and migration and identifies three types: labor migration, distress migration, and managed retreat. It discusses climate event hotspots and the associated types of migration. The document also outlines relevant global policies from the UN including sustainable development goals focused on climate change adaptation and migration. Finally, it proposes a 5-step approach to managing climate-induced migration through prevention, preparation, assistance, mitigation of impacts, and addressing long-term challenges.
Climate Change Environmental Policy 2005, PakistanShakeel Ahmed
This document discusses climate change and global warming. It outlines the greenhouse effect and how human activities that produce greenhouse gases are the main cause of global warming. The document also summarizes Pakistan's environmental policy and action plan to address climate change through developing clean energy technologies, implementing emissions reduction programs, and raising public awareness. The conclusion calls for global cooperation to transition to renewable energy in order to cure the effects of climate change.
Global climate change is occurring according to multiple sources of evidence. The average surface air temperature of the world has risen by about 0.7 degrees Celsius over the last century according to observations. Future climate change depends on factors like greenhouse gas emissions from human activities such as population growth and economic development. Examples of impacts of climate change include reductions in water supplies from glaciers and snow cover affecting rivers in the Himalayas, and rising sea levels increasing risks to coastal areas and small island communities from sea level rise and storm surges.
The document discusses climate change mitigation and adaptation measures. It provides an overview of climate change science and impacts. It then outlines key mitigation technologies and practices that can be implemented in different sectors like transport, energy, industry, residential and others. Adaptation initiatives are also discussed that can reduce vulnerability of natural and human systems to climate change in sectors like disaster management, biodiversity, water, health, infrastructure, food security and agriculture. The conclusion emphasizes that adaptation and mitigation responses need to be balanced to address climate change challenges over coming decades.
Climate change is having significant impacts on India, which is ranked as the fourth most affected country. India's greenhouse gas emissions are the third largest in the world, mainly from coal use. Rising temperatures are causing Himalayan glaciers to retreat and threatening water resources. This is exacerbating droughts and floods while also displacing coastal communities through sea level rise. Climate change poses severe risks to India's economy, agriculture, and population health by increasing heat waves and air pollution. The government is pursuing policies like boosting renewable energy and reforestation to mitigate and adapt to these climate change impacts.
The document discusses climate change and its impacts in Nepal. It provides an overview of weather and climate, the greenhouse effect and global warming, and how the climate is changing due to human activities. Some key impacts in Nepal include melting Himalayan glaciers and more frequent landslides and floods. The document also outlines approaches to mitigating and adapting to climate change through initiatives like renewable energy and disaster preparedness. Nepal has taken steps domestically and through international agreements like the UNFCCC and Kyoto Protocol to address climate change.
The document discusses global warming and its causes, effects, and potential mitigation measures. It notes that global warming is primarily caused by human greenhouse gas emissions, especially carbon dioxide from fossil fuel combustion. Effects of rising temperatures include melting ice sheets and glaciers, sea level rise, stronger storms, and shifting animal and plant ranges. Proposed mitigation approaches center on reducing greenhouse gas emissions by transitioning to cleaner energy sources and more efficient transportation and industry. Adaptation strategies are also needed to address impacts that can no longer be avoided.
This document provides an overview of greening efforts in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. It discusses the country's climate and environment, including limited natural vegetation and efforts to combat desertification. Abu Dhabi has developed extensive urban landscaping, parks, and afforestation projects due to large investments in green infrastructure. Governance structures were established to manage green spaces and development faced limitations from the arid climate and lack of water resources. Recommendations focused on sustainable management of limited resources.
Climate Change, sustainable development and developing countries (E)Asa Mugenyi
- Developing countries face challenges in balancing their pursuit of sustainable development goals with addressing climate change. Resources used for sustainable development are sometimes diverted to combating climate change effects.
- They lack the technology and financing to combat climate change on their own. While developed countries are major contributors to greenhouse gases, climate change still severely impacts developing countries.
- International agreements aim to promote cooperation between developed and developing countries to equitably share responsibility for climate action. However, developing countries must consider their sustainable development priorities in determining appropriate climate mitigation and adaptation strategies.
GLOBAL WARMING, GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE AND ITS IMPACTS ON HUMAN HEALTHFernando Alcoforado
This article aims to present the impacts of global warming and the consequent global climate change on human health and the solutions to avoid its harmful consequences against humanity. In order to achieve this goal, it is necessary to promote a profound transformation of current society, which has been extremely destructive of the planet's living conditions. Therefore, it is essential to build a sustainable society, replacing the current dominant economic model throughout the world with one that takes into account man integrated with the environment, with nature, that is, the model of sustainable development. The Paris Agreement was analyzed based on the COP 21 organized by the UN through which 195 countries and the European Union defined how humanity will fight global warming in the coming decades, as well as was analyzed literature related to global warming and climate change to extract the conclusions that point out how to replace the current development model with the sustainable development model.
Climate change mitigation and adaptation 2011ver2cenafrica
This document provides an overview of Module Three which focuses on climate change and agriculture. It defines key concepts related to climate change impacts, vulnerability, adaptation, and mitigation. It discusses how climate change negatively impacts agriculture globally and regionally through changes in temperature, precipitation, and increased frequency of extreme weather events. Adaptation and coping strategies for agriculture are discussed. The module also covers agricultural innovations and systems for adapting to and mitigating climate change impacts.
Agreement of cop 21 is not enough to save the planet earth of catastrophic cl...Fernando Alcoforado
The agreement reached at COP 21 in Paris will not be enough to prevent catastrophic climate change. While countries agreed to reduce emissions, the voluntary targets set by nations will not keep global warming below 2°C or ideally 1.5°C. The agreement also failed to consider long-term decarbonization goals or provide a clear plan to meet temperature limits. For these reasons, the Paris Agreement amounts to merely a statement of intent rather than a solution, and catastrophic climate impacts may still occur as predicted by some scientists.
Cop26 our climate, our future power pointAfsar Shaikh
Climate change is caused by human emissions of greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide and methane. The planet is warming at an alarming rate due to these emissions, primarily from burning fossil fuels. If warming is not limited to 1.5°C, there will be severe consequences like more extreme weather, rising sea levels, and species loss that disproportionately impact vulnerable communities. COP26 aims to strengthen countries' climate plans to reduce emissions 45% by 2030 and reach net zero by 2050. Individuals, communities, businesses and governments all have a role to play in transitioning to renewable energy and more sustainable practices.
Gender equity implies the possibility of different treatments to correct inherent inequalities and measures which, while not necessarily the same, result in equality in terms of rights, benefits, obligations and opportunities. Gender equality signifies that there is no discrimination based on the sex of the person in the allocation of resources or benefits or in access to services mitigate and adapt to climate change, but also the wish to promote gender equity and equality while these people are doing that work.
These views underlie the reflections and proposals presented in this Guide: • Climate change presents new challenges to achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs);
• Climate change is a problem of development and, as such, is affected by two characteristics: inequality and poverty;
• Climate change has numerous causes and effects and must therefore be approached by numerous sectors, stakeholders and disciplines;
• While needs are global, they are more urgent and dramatic for societies living in conditions of greatest inequality and vulnerability;
• In order to fight climate change as effectively as possible, consideration must be given to the gender-specific effects of climate change
This Resource Guide on Gender and Climate Change presents principal conceptual and methodological advances on gender relations in the context of climate change, with the overall objective of providing guidelines for actors, practitioners and consumers in this relatively new programme area. It has been prepared through research, analyses and combinations of international frameworks, conceptual and methodological documents, and the compilation of case studies.
The Guide also considers the approaches that consultants take to deal with the topic, as well as views held by organizations and experts in this field. The Resource Guide on Gender and Climate Change will facilitate an understanding of the socio-environmental problem as dealt with from an integrated point of view – one provided by the gender equality approach – but its principal contribution will be to provide a more proactive agenda that will make it easier to understand the policies formulated. The document has two sections. The first section, which contains six chapters, deals with the principal gender considerations that must be taken into account in the face of climate change. The first chapter describes the climate change phenomenon, its causes, characteristics, effects and implications for the environment and human societies, particularly in relation to the quest for sustainable development.
1) The document summarizes projected climate changes in India and the state of Tamil Nadu based on various climate models and scenarios.
2) Key projections include a rise in average annual temperatures across India of 1.7-4.8°C by 2080s and in Tamil Nadu of 1.5-5°C, with greater increases in minimum compared to maximum temperatures.
3) Rainfall projections vary by region, but generally include increases in northern India and parts of Tamil Nadu and decreases in some southern areas.
Climate change is already causing impacts such as rising global temperatures, sea level rise, and more extreme weather events. Many models predict these changes will intensify in the coming decades and severely impact natural systems and human communities through increased wildfires, shifting agricultural patterns, and displacement from rising seas. Understanding past climate shifts and carefully planning adaptation and mitigation can help minimize harm from the ongoing and inevitable impacts of climate change.
The document summarizes key points from the IPCC's Sixth Assessment Report and highlights of the upcoming COP26 climate conference. It discusses the urgent need to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius to avoid the worst impacts of climate change. The IPCC report finds that human influence has unequivocally warmed the planet and that impacts are intensifying. Immediate, rapid and large-scale reductions in greenhouse gas emissions are needed this decade to curb climate change risks. The COP26 conference aims to secure global commitments to achieve net zero emissions by 2050 and keep 1.5 degrees within reach.
CLIMATE CHANGE
DEFINATION
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
CAUSES OF CLIMATE CHANGE
HUMAN CAUSES
NATURAL CAUSES
EFFECTS
BRIEF OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND ITS IMPORTANCE
Definition, Concept and History of Climate Change; positive & negative feedback cycles; GHGs; Global temperature and carbon dioxide; hottest years, enhanced natural disasters, #UNFCCC; #Kyoto_Protocol; #Paris_Agreement; SDGs; Roles of municipal and regional authorities; Institutional arrangements for climate change in Pakistan; Pakistan Climate Change Policy 2012; Pakistan Climate Change Act 2017.
This document discusses climate change and migration. It defines key terms like climate, climate change, and environmental migrants. It explores the nexus between climate change and migration and identifies three types: labor migration, distress migration, and managed retreat. It discusses climate event hotspots and the associated types of migration. The document also outlines relevant global policies from the UN including sustainable development goals focused on climate change adaptation and migration. Finally, it proposes a 5-step approach to managing climate-induced migration through prevention, preparation, assistance, mitigation of impacts, and addressing long-term challenges.
Climate Change Environmental Policy 2005, PakistanShakeel Ahmed
This document discusses climate change and global warming. It outlines the greenhouse effect and how human activities that produce greenhouse gases are the main cause of global warming. The document also summarizes Pakistan's environmental policy and action plan to address climate change through developing clean energy technologies, implementing emissions reduction programs, and raising public awareness. The conclusion calls for global cooperation to transition to renewable energy in order to cure the effects of climate change.
Global climate change is occurring according to multiple sources of evidence. The average surface air temperature of the world has risen by about 0.7 degrees Celsius over the last century according to observations. Future climate change depends on factors like greenhouse gas emissions from human activities such as population growth and economic development. Examples of impacts of climate change include reductions in water supplies from glaciers and snow cover affecting rivers in the Himalayas, and rising sea levels increasing risks to coastal areas and small island communities from sea level rise and storm surges.
The document discusses climate change mitigation and adaptation measures. It provides an overview of climate change science and impacts. It then outlines key mitigation technologies and practices that can be implemented in different sectors like transport, energy, industry, residential and others. Adaptation initiatives are also discussed that can reduce vulnerability of natural and human systems to climate change in sectors like disaster management, biodiversity, water, health, infrastructure, food security and agriculture. The conclusion emphasizes that adaptation and mitigation responses need to be balanced to address climate change challenges over coming decades.
Climate change is having significant impacts on India, which is ranked as the fourth most affected country. India's greenhouse gas emissions are the third largest in the world, mainly from coal use. Rising temperatures are causing Himalayan glaciers to retreat and threatening water resources. This is exacerbating droughts and floods while also displacing coastal communities through sea level rise. Climate change poses severe risks to India's economy, agriculture, and population health by increasing heat waves and air pollution. The government is pursuing policies like boosting renewable energy and reforestation to mitigate and adapt to these climate change impacts.
The document discusses climate change and its impacts in Nepal. It provides an overview of weather and climate, the greenhouse effect and global warming, and how the climate is changing due to human activities. Some key impacts in Nepal include melting Himalayan glaciers and more frequent landslides and floods. The document also outlines approaches to mitigating and adapting to climate change through initiatives like renewable energy and disaster preparedness. Nepal has taken steps domestically and through international agreements like the UNFCCC and Kyoto Protocol to address climate change.
The document discusses global warming and its causes, effects, and potential mitigation measures. It notes that global warming is primarily caused by human greenhouse gas emissions, especially carbon dioxide from fossil fuel combustion. Effects of rising temperatures include melting ice sheets and glaciers, sea level rise, stronger storms, and shifting animal and plant ranges. Proposed mitigation approaches center on reducing greenhouse gas emissions by transitioning to cleaner energy sources and more efficient transportation and industry. Adaptation strategies are also needed to address impacts that can no longer be avoided.
This document provides an overview of greening efforts in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. It discusses the country's climate and environment, including limited natural vegetation and efforts to combat desertification. Abu Dhabi has developed extensive urban landscaping, parks, and afforestation projects due to large investments in green infrastructure. Governance structures were established to manage green spaces and development faced limitations from the arid climate and lack of water resources. Recommendations focused on sustainable management of limited resources.
Climate Change, sustainable development and developing countries (E)Asa Mugenyi
- Developing countries face challenges in balancing their pursuit of sustainable development goals with addressing climate change. Resources used for sustainable development are sometimes diverted to combating climate change effects.
- They lack the technology and financing to combat climate change on their own. While developed countries are major contributors to greenhouse gases, climate change still severely impacts developing countries.
- International agreements aim to promote cooperation between developed and developing countries to equitably share responsibility for climate action. However, developing countries must consider their sustainable development priorities in determining appropriate climate mitigation and adaptation strategies.
It includes:-
1. climate change
2. IPCC
3. India's role in IPCC
4. IPCC's report
5. India's initiatives for saving the environment.
6.activity
7. solutions
Climate change is a pressing issue that the world is facing today. The effects of global warming are becoming increasingly evident, and the situation seems to be getting worse with each passing year.
According to recent studies, it is predicted that by the year 2025, the effects of climate change will become irreversible, leading to catastrophic consequences for the planet.
The document discusses the causes and impacts of global warming on a coastal town. It identifies several major problems the town faces, including threats to natural protections from rising sea levels, more dangerous high tides and storm surges, and increased erosion. Solutions proposed to minimize impacts on the town include boosting energy efficiency, greening transportation, increasing renewable energy, phasing out fossil fuels, managing forests and agriculture sustainably, developing new technologies, and ensuring overall sustainable development.
This document provides an overview of global warming, including:
- Global warming is the rise in average temperature of Earth's atmosphere and oceans since the late 19th century, likely due to human emissions of greenhouse gases.
- Key causes of global warming include carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels, increased chemical fertilizer use, deforestation, and methane emissions.
- Effects of global warming include rising sea levels worldwide, more severe storms, massive crop failures, widespread species extinction, and disappearance of coral reefs.
- Responses to global warming involve mitigating further warming through emissions reduction, adapting to impacts, and potential future climate engineering projects.
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Climate Change
Introduction
Climate change is a phenomenon that takes place in line with changes in the weather pattern in a given region for an extended period. The length taken for climate change to occur can be either long or short. For climate change to take place, there has to be an interaction of various parts such as atmosphere, cry sphere, lithosphere, and the biosphere. The entire climate system depends on the sun for energy. Climate energy is also structured in such a way that it gives out energy to outer space. An imbalance in the incoming and outgoing energy is linked to an event of climate change. Climate change is characterized by adverse impacts that need appropriate mitigation processes. In that case, this paper seeks to discuss the causes of climate change, its effects, importance, and solutions of the same.
Causes of Climate Change
The world-leading causes of climate change are human activities. Human activities can be understood from different perspectives depending on the impact that they have on the environment. Humans engage in the use of fossil fuels as sources of energy, not knowing this is an act that contributes to climate change (Nerem, 2022). Fossil fuels are sources of climate change, and they engage the burning of coal as well any other objects that produce carbon dioxide.
Deforestation, uncontrolled waste disposal, mining, and intensive farming are some of the other well-known cause of climate change. All these are human actions that lead to growth and development but still impact the environment negatively. For instance, incineration leads to the emission of greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide that traps warmth in the atmosphere. Also, it affects the ozone layer leading to exposure to harmful ultraviolet rays.
Effects of Climate Change
A global climate change is an aspect that already has observable effects when looked profoundly. For instance, glaciers have been shrunk, while rivers have been filled with ice. Trees are also flowering to show that there has been a change in climate, and any adverse impact needs to be controlled or handled appropriately. Scientists have been conducting research, and currently, they have brought out the fact that it can lead to a loss in the sea ice (Hart and Lauren, 415). A loss in the sea ice leads to a rise in sea levels, which is detrimental to the surrounding environment. All these adverse impact make climate change an important aspect that needs to be studied and well understood.
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Impact of climate change and the legal response in india
Dr. Savita L
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Shri S S
Ghalimath
Global warming, climate change & its management
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Enforcing Climate Change Mitigation through Legal Framework
for Indian Middle Class Homes A.Chandran
"Global Warming, Climate Change and its Management” – A
Study with reference to the Indian Context Remedies to Save the
Globe
Prof.
Venkatesh
Byagwat.
Global Warming, Climate Change & Its Management - A Study
With Respect To Climate Change in India
Ramesh
Chandrahas
GREEN HRM – for controlling Global Warming
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Prof. Savitri
Benni
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Enforcing Climate Change Mitigation through Legal Framework
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"Global Warming, Climate Change and its Management” – A
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Global Warming, Climate Change & Its Management - A Study
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Ramesh
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IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND THE LEGAL RESPONSE
IN INDIA
Dr. Savita L Patil & Shri S S Ghalimath
KEY WORDS
Climate Change, Greenhouse gases, Biodiversity, Global Warming, Ozone depletion
ABSTRACT
Environmental and developmental issues are intimately connected. The existing
process of development has exerted four negative effects on the ecosystem: global warming,
ozone depletion, toxic pollution and erosion of biodiversity.1
Human activities during the last
few decades of industrialization and population growth have polluted the atmosphere to the
extent that it has begun to seriously affect the climate.
Climate change is about the growth of greenhouse gas emissions due to the burning of
fossil fuels, resulting mainly from industrial activities and motor transportation, hence there is
a buildup of the carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere. The increased amounts of CO2 and
other greenhouse gases are the primary causes of the human-induced component of warming.
Global climate change poses great risks to the planet’s existing life-support systems
and conditions. Nearly all of the adverse consequences of climate change-reduced regional
food yields, freshwater shortages, increased frequency of extreme weather events, coastal
population displacement, changes in the ecology and geography of infectious agents, declines
in farming community incomes, and biodiversity losses with accompanying disruption of
ecosystem functions-will converge adversely on human biology and health.2
In 1992, countries joined an international treaty, the United Nations Framework
Convention on Climate Change, (UNFCCC) to cooperatively consider what they could do to
limit average global temperature increases and the resulting climate change, and to cope with
whatever impacts were, by then, inevitable
Climate change is a major challenge for developing countries like India that face
1
Dr. Subhash Chandra Singh, “Global Dimensions of Ecological Crisis: The Discourse of Sustainable Use of
the Earth Planet”, Vol-30, IBR, p. 393
2
Anthony J. McMichael and Keith B. G. Dear, Climate change: Heat, health, and longer horizons, Proceedings of
the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Vol. 107, No. 21 (May 25, 2010), pp. 9483-
9484
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large climate variability and are exposed to enhanced risks from climate change. Climate
change will also significantly impact the economic growth and social development of India.
Thus, there is a there is a need of an effective response to curb global warming by evolving
norms and establishing institutions to take strategic steps to mitigate global warming in India.
India, like most developing countries, is committed to the principle of “common but
differentiated responsibilities” in addressing climate change. On 30th June 2008, the Prime
Minister released India’s National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC). Prepared by
the specially constituted Prime Minister’s Council on Climate Change, the document is
intended to provide a concrete road map detailing how India plans to move forward in
combating climate change.
The NAPCC then sets out eight “National Missions” as the way forward in
implementing the Government’s strategy and achieving the National Action Plan’s objective.
The focus of these missions is on “promoting understanding of climate change, adaptation
and mitigation, energy efficiency and natural resource conservation.” The Missions form the
core of the Plan, representing multi-pronged, long termed and integrated strategies for
achieving goals in the context of climate change.
GLOBAL WARMING, CLIMATE CHANGE & ITS MANAGEMENT
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Prof. SUPRAJA.D AND Prof. SAVITRI BENNI
Abstract
Global warming is the increase in the Earth’s temperature caused by increased emission of
greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. As the Earth is getting hotter, disasters like hurricanes,
droughts and floods are getting more frequent. Burning fossil fuels such as natural gas, coal,
oil and gasoline raises the level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, and carbon dioxide is a
major contributor to the greenhouse effect and global warming. The climate change would
increase the number of people suffering from death, disease and injury from heat waves,
floods, storms and droughts. Floods are low-probability, high-impact events that can
overwhelm physical infrastructure and human communities.
In the future, it is very likely that rising temperatures will lead to more frequent heat waves,
and virtually
Certain that the seas will rise, which could leave low lying nations awash in seawater.
Warmer temperatures will alter weather patterns, making it likely that there will be more
intense droughts and more intense rain events. Moreover, global warming will last thousands
of years. To gain an understanding of how global warming might impact humanity, it is
necessary to understand what global warming is, how scientists measure it, and how forecasts
for the future are made.
Introduction
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Global warmth begins with sunlight. When light from the Sun reaches the Earth, roughly 30
percent of it is reflected back into space by clouds, atmospheric particles, reflective ground
surfaces, and even ocean surf. The remaining 70 percent of the light is absorbed by the land,
air, and oceans, heating our planet’s surface and atmosphere and making life on Earth
possible. Solar energy does not stay bound up in Earth’s environment forever. Instead, as the
rocks, the air, and the sea warm, they emit thermal radiation, or infrared heat. Much of this
thermal radiation travels directly out to space, allowing Earth to cool.
Some of this outgoing radiation, however, is reabsorbed by water vapor, carbon dioxide, and
other gases in the atmosphere (called greenhouse gases because of their heat-trapping
capacity) and is then re-radiated back toward the Earth’s surface. On the whole, this re-
absorption process is good. If there were no greenhouse gases or clouds in the atmosphere,
the Earth’s average surface temperature would be a very chilly -18°C (0°F) instead of the
comfortable 15°C (59°F) that it is today.
Environmental pollution is very high in the present days due to different industries (heavy
and light), oil refineries, petrochemical, vehicles – air route and surface route etc. Most of the
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times residue of these industries which are generally composed of different poisonous
materials in gaseous form causing global warming, are either thrown out or burnt in open air
after being exhausted through openings
of a long heighten chimney .
What is Global Warming?
Global warming means increase in world’s surface and environment temperature due to
greenhouse effect. We hear the term “greenhouse gas” a lot—but what is it? Humans add
various gases to the earth’s atmosphere every day; these gases (known as “greenhouse
gases”). The greenhouse gas is composed of carbon dioxide and monoxide (CO2, CO),
nitrogen oxide NOx, Chlorofluorocarbons (CFC), sulphuric fluoride, methane, hydrocarbons,
water vapor etc.
Effects of Global Warming
The most obvious impact of global warming will be changes in both average and extreme
temperature and precipitation, but warming will also enhance coastal erosion, lengthen the
growing season, melt ice caps and glaciers, and alter the range of some infectious diseases,
among other things.
For most places, global warming will result in more hot days and fewer cool days, with the
greatest warming happening over land. Longer, more intense heat waves will become more
frequent. High latitudes and generally wet places will tend to receive more rainfall, while
tropical regions and generally dry places will probably receive less rain. Increases in rainfall
will come in the form of bigger, wetter storms, rather than in the form of more rainy days. In
between those larger storms will be longer periods of light or no rain, so the frequency of
drought will increase. Hurricanes will likely increase in intensity due to warmer ocean
surface temperatures.
It is impossible to pin any one unusual weather event on global warming, but evidence is
emerging that suggests that global warming is already influencing the weather.
Changes in temperature and precipitation patterns increase the frequency, duration, and
intensity of other extreme weather events, such as floods, droughts, heat waves, and
tornadoes. Other effects of global warming include higher or lower agricultural yields, further
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glacial retreat, reduced summer stream flows, species extinctions. As a further effect of
global warming, diseases like malaria are returning into areas where they have been
extinguished earlier.
IMPACTS OF GLOBAL WARMING ON THE CLIMATE OF INDIA
The climate is defined as’ the general or average weather conditions of a certain region,
including temperature, rainfall, and wind’. The earth’s climate is most affected by latitude,
the tilt of the Earth's axis, the movements of the Earth's wind belts, and the difference in
temperatures of land and sea, and topography. Human activity, especially relating to actions
relating to the depletion of the ozone layer, is also an important factor.
The climate system is a complex, interactive system consisting of the atmosphere, land
surface, snow and ice, oceans and other bodies of water, and living things.
AN INTRODUCTION TO THE PROFILE OF INDIA
India, the second most populous country of the world with a population in South Asia. India
lies to the north of the equator between 6° 44' and 35° 30' north latitude and 68° 7' and 97°
25' east longitude. It shares a coast line of 7517 km with the Indian Ocean, the Arabian Sea
and the Bay of Bengal. It has land boundaries with Pakistan, China, Nepal, Bhutan, Burma
and Bangladesh. Being such a huge country, India exhibits a wide diversity of temperatures;
from the freezing cold winters in the Himalayas to the scorching heat of the Thar Desert. The
above two regions play a very significant role in controlling the weather of India, making it
warmer than to be expected with its latitude. The Himalayas participate in this warming by
preventing the cold winds from blowing in, and the Thar desert attracts the summer monsoon
winds, which are responsible for making the majority of the monsoon season of India.
However, the majority of the regions can be considered climatically tropical.
The climate of India is dominated by the monsoon season, which is the most important
season of India, providing 80% of the annual rainfall. The season extends from June to
September with an average annual rainfall between 750–1,500 mm across the region. The
monsoon of India is regarded as the most productive wet season on the earth.
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There has been a particularly alarming effect of global warming on the climate of India. India
is already a disaster prone area, with the statistics of 27 out of 35 states being disaster prone,
with most disasters being water related. The process of global warming has led to an increase
in the frequency and intensity of these climatic disasters. According to surveys, in the year
2007-2008, India ranked the third highest in the world regarding the number of significant
disasters, with 18 such events in one year, resulting in the death of 1103 people due to these
catastrophes.
However, the country is plagued by the climatic disasters that continue to wreak havoc on its
economy.
Impact Of Global Warming On Future Human Life
Global warming is one of the greatest threats to long term human survival. Our future
will depend on how each of us responds today to rising carbon dioxide levels. The greatest
changes will come not from government decisions (but influence), statistics or graphs on
global warming, but from consumer choices, which will in turn drive business activity.
Global warming represents the greatest new market opportunity for decades and will drive
business investment for several generations.
Extreme statements and dire warnings about global warming have already gripped the
imagination of crore of people. But what is the truth? What is the real evidence linking
carbon dioxide to climate change, and how can we be sure this is mainly due to human
activity, and not some massive over-reaction drummed up by eco-freaks and business
speculators.
How hot will things really have to get before there is a catastrophe?
Are we already too late to change the future?
Who will be the winners and losers in a hot world?
What will global warming cost?
How will global warming affect our personal lives and our future wealth?
What steps should we take to stop or reverse global warming?
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How will governments try to force us to change?
How will society move towards a carbon free world?
What should our own personal response be?
The evidence linking human activity to climate change is now overwhelming.
The economic growth of India and China alone could be enough to tip the world over the
edge into an almost unstoppable process, when added to the extravagant waste of
industrialized nations.
Most large cities in the world are likely to be hit by rising sea levels - which could eventually
flood large areas by more than a metre. Some countries will be turned to desert. Hundreds of
millions of people will be short of fresh water by 2050. Other parts of the world will be hit by
destructive storms and floods, costing billions a year in reconstruction. 400,000 square miles
of Arctic ice have already melted in the last 30 years. A quarter of all animal and plant
species could be wiped out within the next thirty.
Most children alive today will find their future lives are deeply affected by new patterns of
disease, extreme weather patterns, and by strict controls on energy and carbon use. Future
generations will judge us by how we respond to global warming.
Since much of the blame for global warming will be laid on the wealthiest nations by the
poorest, and on the poorest nations by the wealthiest, the stage is set for some of the most
dangerous conflicts our world has ever seen. As the world's most wasteful user of energy, the
United States will find new global forces lined up to attack politically, economically and
through violence. We can expect a vigorous and aggressive American reaction, which in turn
will increase global tension. Many governments will come to see global warming as an
urgent issue of national security, far more serious than the threat from terrorism.
The future of global warming will be shaped by emotion rather than science. Companies will
go faster and further than governments in a rush to save the planet, and consumer
pressure will change every product and service sold. Energy companies are already changing
their policies and will try to reinvent themselves as saviours of humankind.
Some countries and companies will make billions and others will be wiped. A hundred
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million small innovations and personal decisions will have a dramatic impact on carbon use.
Global warming will also create the greatest financial frauds the world has ever known:
super-criminals trading non-existent virtual assets on carbon-saving exchanges, and
why governments will be slow to act. Expect many carbon trading/ carbon offset / carbon
neutral schemes to be exposed as international scandals.
Faced with an unimaginable catastrophe we can expect the global response to global
warming to dwarf anything ever seen before in the history of the world, in terms of the
numbers of people participating, and the cost involved.
These massive efforts will eventually succeed in dealing with many of the worst threats, and
in so doing they will reshape life on earth - not only how we live, but also the way the world
is run. It will change forever how people think about themselves and the small planet we live
on.
But along the way we can expect many challenges, crisis and conflict, as the poorest 4 billion
people on earth struggle (or fail) to survive in a world that has been poisoned for many
decades by carbon burning in the wealthiest nations.
Conclusion
The climate change would increase the number of people suffering from death, disease and
injury from heat waves, floods, storms and droughts. Floods are low-probability, high-impact
events that can overwhelm physical infrastructure and human communities. Major storm and
flood disasters have occurred in the last two decades. Vulnerability to weather disasters
depends on the attributes of the person at risk, including where they live and their age, as well
as other social and environmental factors. High-density populations in low-lying coastal
regions experience a high health burden from weather disasters. Hot days, hot nights and heat
waves have become more frequent. Heat waves are associated with marked short-term
increases in mortality. In some regions, changes in temperature and precipitation are
projected to increase the frequency and severity of fire events . Forest and bush fires cause
burns, damage from smoke inhalation and other injuries. Background levels of ground-level
ozone have risen since pre-industrial times because of increasing emissions of methane,
carbon monoxide and nitrogen
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Oxides.
Enforcing Climate Change Mitigation through Legal Framework for
Indian Middle Class Homes
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A.Chandran
Abstract
Climate Change Mitigation (CCM) is everybody’s concern. Though countries may be
divided on the fundamental principles in implementation of legal remedies through their own
set of judiciary system and in accordance with their constitution, it is obligatory for every
nation to follow the basic human rights relating to life, liberty and equality. Industrialization,
technological advancement through cutting- edge research has divided the nations into
Developed Nation, Developing Nation and the Underdeveloped Nations. The progress of the
nation could be measured under the lens of GDP metrics. But Climate Change factors decline
to be showcased in the GDP measure. Hence the serious impact of the nations on climate
change goes unmeasured. Carbon Footprints is generally accepted metrics for climate change
and the numbers are influencing the policy makers around the world to think about the future.
This paper identifies the existing legal framework for Indian Territory and suggests
individual citizens to rethink about their responsibilities in mitigating climate change in their
living zone or ideally to be called THE HOME. Two typical middle class Indian homes
topography is presented in as a case study.
Keywords: Climate Change Mitigation (CCM), Human Rights, Carbon footprints, Living
Zone, Middle Class Family
Genesis
The climate of a region or a city is its typical or averaged weather over many years. The
climate of a region or city or the entire planet changes very slowly on the scale of tens,
hundreds and thousands of years .Weather is a short-term changes like variations in
temperature, humidity just like to be cloudy in the morning and bright sunshine in the
afternoon.1
Life on this planet is threatened and shall perish all living organisms if the
variations of the climate is to exceed the threshold and consequently the upward scaling of the
earth’s temperature. The world is united to fight climate change and hence action plans are
debated across the world .At the Paris Climate Conference in December 2015, 195 countries
adopted the first-ever universal, legally binding global climate deal. The agreement sets out a
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global action plan to put the world on track to avoid dangerous climate change by limiting
global warming to well below 2°C. 2
Indian Scenario
The Indian environment for climate change is deep routed in the culture, tradition and
practices for instance rituals like worshipping the plants and trees, fasting and so forth have
supported to preserve the nature in the fullest form. Plants and trees play a significant role in
mitigating climate change by acting as a heat sink. Plants inhale carbon dioxide and give out
oxygen. Oxygen is the elixir of life on this planet. Urbanization and deforestation has crossed
the accepted level. Consequently the explosion of population, destruction of environment,
consumption pattern of natural resources have all pushed the Indian peninsula to a debatable
situation. The recent flooding of water in Chennai city - worst rains in 100 years .3
Bhopal: The World's Worst Industrial Disaster, the Bhopal Gas Tragedy is to be remembered
since it is Manmade .The number of vehicles in Indian roads, disposal of e-waste, food
wastage due to improper storage, changing urban life style are all a serious threats to climate
change.
Legislation and Statute on Environmental Protection
India has a rich and well developed environmental law. The constitution of India has made
amendment in its 42nd
Constitutional Amendment Act, 1976 to impose the duty of
environmental protection on both the state and its citizens. The Bhopal Gas Tragedy in 1984
exposed many lacunae in the Indian legal system. Accordingly Indian Parliament enacted a
new statute ‘The Environmental (Protection) Act, 1988’. To further it the Indian courts
introduced and took note on the concepts like Polluter Pays Principle, Precautionary in the
Public Interest Litigation (PIL)-Check annexure for meaning. PIL became the important tool
in the hands of creative judges to protect the environment. 4
Hence the Indian Judiciary System
has strongly emphasized on the basic human rights relating to life, liberty and equality.
Economic Progress –GDP doesn’t Measure Climate Change Parameters
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is the most dependent metrics to measure country’s economic
progress. Unfortunately is silent on all issues pertaining to environment and climate change.
Nations are divided on GDP scale-to be Developed Nation, Developing Nation,
Underdeveloped Nation and so forth. But economic progress is at what cost? .This is to be
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explored and added in the progress report of every nation. It is time to measure the economic
progress of the nations based on the carbon foot prints. Climate Change Mitigation (CCM) is
everybody’s concern.
Indian Middle Class Family and Climate Change
India accounts for 3% of the global middle class with 23.6 million people .5
There is no clear
definition of middle class in India, but as per this web information it could be a wealth of
61,480 per month. The needs and necessity of this class of the society is triggering the climate
change. For example noticeable errors in the daily life could be prolonged usage of lighting,
no power saving adopted for refrigerator usage, avoidance of public transport use, preferences
towards vehicles, food wastage .The life styles are changing and the Indian middle class
families are nor sensitized on issues relating to climate change. It is time to rethink about their
responsibilities in mitigating climate change. Check annexure for meaning.
Ways and means to Mitigate Climate Change
There are many ways to adopt in mitigating climate change. The most important factor is to
ask your self –what is that I am responsible for? Should I look for the lapses in my part? Am I
responsible for it? Most of the citizens deny their mistakes that have been committed. The
David Suzuki Foundation has listed the ways in which you can stop climate change.6
It is time
to adopt them at the earliest.
Table: Ways you can stop climate change
Factors Responsible for
Climate Change
How you can help STOP Climate
Change ?
Green your commute Transport by petrol and diesel vehicles causes green house
gas emission
Walk, Cycle, Vehicle must-Then go for car pooling
Be Energy Efficient Switch off lights – What next? Change light bulbs to
CFL/LED
Hang clothes dry instead of dryers in washing machine
Eat wisely Buy organic and locally grown food. Grow your own food-
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Terrace Garden , ‘Eat food ,Not too much, Mostly plants’
18 percent of green house gas emissions comes from meat
and dairy production
Trim your waste Garbage buried in landfills produces methane. Segregate
waste –adopt composting kitchen waste
Fly less Air travel leaves behind huge carbon footprints. Choose
vacation trips closer to your home. Consider greener
options such as bus or train.
Use video conferencing, save time and accommodation
cost.
Get Informed Follow the latest news and story boards about climate
change.
Get Involved Contact your political representatives and write to media to
take action.
Support Support organizations working for mitigating climate
change. Be first to lead.
Source: David Suzuki Foundation. Slightly modified to suit Indian environment, www.davidsuzuki.org
Conclusion
Climate Change is a serious problem that is threatening life on this planet. The most important
reason for climate change is release of carbon dioxide from the burning of fossil fuels like oil,
coal and gas. The affordable middle class families in India are posing serious threat to climate
change due to changing life styles and consumption pattern. It is time to take responsibility to
for the green house gasses. The primary greenhouse gases in Earth's atmosphere are water
vapor, carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, and ozone. Time to think while using your car,
switching the geyser, turning on the computer, discarding waste and garbage. More research is
needed to understand the problems. Talk about it in school, Talk about it in college, Talk
about it in work place, Talk about it in public gathering and Talk about it every where . The
bell is ringing.
References
1. www.nasa.gov - accessed on February 3, 2016
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2. http://ec.europa.eu/clima/policies/international/negotiations/paris/index_en.htm - accessed
on February 10, 2016
3. http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/chennai-floods-rains-jayalalithaa-
imd-reasons-rescue-news-updates/-
accessed on February 2, 2016
4. Mazhuvanchery, Shiju Varghese, Indian Environmental Law and Climate Change (May 3,
2012). Available at SSRN:
http://ssrn.com/abstract=2050327 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2050327
5. http://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/indian-middle-class-is-24-million-
not-264-million-credit-suisse-
115102900181_1.html accessed on February 3, 2016
6. http://www.davidsuzuki.org/what-you-can-do/top-10-ways-you-can-stop-climate-change/-
accessed on February 4, 2016
ANNEXURE
Glossary
Polluter Pays Principle: Means that once an activity carried on is hazardous, the persons
carrying on such activity is liable to make good the loss caused to another person by his
activity in spite of the fact that he took reasonable care.
Precautionary Principle: Mandates that when there are threats of serious and irreversible
damage, lack of scientific certainty should not be used as a reason for postponing measures to
prevent environmental degradation.
Climate Change Mitigation: Refers to efforts to reduce or prevent emission of greenhouse
gases. Mitigation can mean using new technologies and renewable energies, making older
equipment more energy efficient, or changing management practices or consumer behavior.
Case Study
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Over heating of water
Rajesh packs off his bag and rushes to his office at 8 am.
He has less time for all other work. His
typical start of the day is to switch on the geyser and
moves to his morning coffee after a quick freshening.
Then on he works on his computer. Many a times Rajesh
has to be reminded for keeping the geyser on for long
time. He is least sensitive on power conservation and
prefers to pay more rather than to conserve energy as it
distracts his morning work. If Rajesh would have
understood that it hardly takes 5 minutes for water to be
heated in a geyser, his electricity bill would have come
down by 50 percent. He finds himself too old to change
his ways.
Conservation in Kitchen
Radha is an office going green conscious mother of 2
children. She holds a home science degree as well
and reads a lot of green thoughts on her mobile based
internet. She packs all ingredients for next day
cooking and properly puts them in place in her
refrigerator. Cooking time is planned and executes with
lot of fuel saving techniques. She always remembers to
soak dhal before taking it to pan. She segregates the waste
in her kitchen and adopts kitchen waste composting. Her
cooking time table has helped her to reduce food wastage.
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“Global Warming, Climate Change And Its Management” – A Study With
Reference To The Indian Context Remedies To Save The Globe
Prof. Venkatesh Byagwat.
Global warming is for real. Every scientist knows that now, and we are on our way to the
destruction of every species on earth, if we don't pay attention and reverse our course.
Theodore C. Sorensen
Global warming is the ‘talk of the town’ in this century, with its detrimental effects already
being brought to limelight by the recurring events of massive floods, annihilating droughts
and ravaging cyclones throughout the globe. The average global temperatures are higher than
they have ever been during the past millennium, and the levels of CO2 in the atmosphere
have crossed all previous records. A scrutiny of the past records of 100 years indicates that
India figures in the first 10 in the world in terms of fatalities and economic losses in a variety
of climatic disasters. Before embarking on a detailed analysis of Global warming and its
impacts on Indian climate, we should first know what climate, green house effect and global
warming actually mean
Climate
The climate is defined as’ the general or average weather conditions of a certain region,
including temperature, rainfall, and wind’. The earth’s climate is most affected by latitude,
the tilt of the Earth's axis, the movements of the Earth's wind belts, and the difference in
temperatures of land and sea, and topography. Human activity, especially relating to actions
relating to the depletion of the ozone layer, is also an important factor. The climate system is
a complex, interactive system consisting of the atmosphere, land surface, snow and ice,
oceans and other bodies of water, and living things.
Green House Effect
Green House effect is the phenomenon whereby the earth's atmosphere traps solar radiation,
and is mediated by the presence in the atmosphere of gases such as carbon dioxide, water
vapor, and methane that allow incoming sunlight to pass through, but absorb the heat radiated
back from the earth's surface. Thus the Green house gases (GHGs) provide a blanketing
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effect in the lower strata of the earth’s atmosphere, and this blanketing effect is being
enhanced because of the human activities like burning of fossil fuels etc.
GLOBAL WARMING ‘Global warming is defined as an increase in the average temperature of
the Earth's atmosphere, especially a sustained increase great enough to cause changes in the
global climate’.
The term global warming is synonymous with Enhanced green house effect, implying an
increase in the amount of green house gases in the earth’s atmosphere, leading to entrapment
of more and more solar radiations, and thus increasing the overall temperature of the earth.
Effect Of Global Warming On The Earth’s Climate
Detailed researches of climatic events of the past 150 years have revealed that the
temperatures have risen all over the globe, with the warming occurring in two phases. The
first phase was from 1919 to 1940, with an average temperature gain of 0.35°C, and the
second phase was from 1970 to the present, exhibiting temperature gains of 0.55°C. Records
show that the past 25 years have been the warmest time of the past 5 centuries.
The global warming has resulted in the warming of the oceans, rising of the sea levels,
melting of glaciers, and diminished snow cover in the Northern Hemisphere. The recent
catastrophic climatic events like the massive floods in Pakistan and India, the Hurricane
Katrina in the United States, the prolonged droughts in Australia, China, Pakistan, India and
Texas, are all the results of increased temperatures due to global warming. During the 21st
century, climatic disasters occurred five times as frequently and killed or affected seventy
times as many people.
Between 2000 and 2004, an average of 26 climatic disasters was reported each year. Thus,
the immense geological changes will continue their destruction unabated if steps to mitigate
global warming are not taken.
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Impacts Of Global Warming On The Climate Of India
An Introduction To The Profile Of India
India, the second most populous country of the world with a population over 1.2 billion, is a
large country in South Asia. India lies to the north of the equator between 6° 44' and 35° 30'
north latitude and 68° 7' and 97° 25' east longitude. It shares a coast line of 7517 km with the
Indian Ocean, the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal. It has land boundaries with Pakistan,
China, Nepal, Bhutan, Burma and Bangladesh.
The Indian economy is considered as one of the fastest growing major economies. However,
the country is plagued by the climatic disasters that continue to wreak havoc on its economy.
As a result, in spite of the leaping economical progress, the majority of the people of India
continue to live in poverty, with malnutrition and diseases corroding the society.
Climate Of India
Being such a huge country, India exhibits a wide diversity of temperatures; from the freezing
cold winters in the Himalayas to the scorching heat of the Thar Desert. The above two
regions play a very significant role in controlling the weather of India, making it warmer than
to be expected with its latitude. The Himalayas participate in this warming by preventing the
cold winds from blowing in, and the Thar desert attracts the summer monsoon winds, which
are responsible for making the majority of the monsoon season of India. However, the
majority of the regions can be considered climatically tropical.
Monsoon Season In India
The climate of India is dominated by the monsoon season, which is the most important
season of India, providing 80% of the annual rainfall. The season extends from June to
September with an average annual rainfall between 750–1,500 mm across the region. The
monsoon of India is regarded as the most productive wet season on the earth. Definition of
‘Monsoon’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) describes Monsoon as a
tropical and subtropical seasonal reversal in both the surface winds and associated
precipitation, caused by differential heating between a continental-scale land mass and the
adjacent ocean. As explained above, the Himalayas and the Thar Desert are important forces
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controlling this season. The monsoon severity has increased in the last few decades due to the
process of global warming, leading to the dreaded floods in India.
National Action Plan On Climate Change
National Missions
National Solar Mission: The NAPCC aims to promote the development and use of solar
energy for power generation and other uses with the ultimate objective of making solar
competitive with fossil-based energy options. The plan includes:
• Specific goals for increasing use of solar thermal technologies in urban areas, industry, and
commercial establishments;
• A goal of increasing production of photovoltaic’s to 1000 MW/year; and
• A goal of deploying at least 1000 MW of solar thermal power generation. Other objectives
include the establishment of a solar research center, increased international collaboration on
technology development, strengthening of domestic manufacturing capacity, and increased
government funding and international support.
National Mission for Enhanced Energy Efficiency: Current initiatives are expected to yield
savings of 10,000 MW by 2012. Building on the Energy Conservation Act 2001, the plan
recommends:
Specific goals for increasing use of solar thermal technologies in urban areas, industry, and
commercial establishments;
• A goal of increasing production of photovoltaic’s to 1000 MW/year; and
• A goal of deploying at least 1000 MW of solar thermal power generation. Other objectives
include the establishment of a solar research center, increased international collaboration on
technology development, strengthening of domestic manufacturing capacity, and increased
government funding and international support
National Mission for Enhanced Energy Efficiency: Current initiatives are expected to yield
savings of 10,000 MW by 2012. Building on the Energy Conservation Act 2001, the plan
recommends:
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• Mandating specific energy consumption decreases in large energy-consuming industries,
with a system for companies to trade energy-savings certificates;
• Energy incentives, including reduced taxes on energy-efficient appliances; and
• Financing for public-private partnerships to reduce energy consumption through demand-
side management programs in the municipal, buildings and agricultural sectors.
Other Programs
The NAPCC also describes other ongoing initiatives, including:
• Power Generation: The government is mandating the retirement of inefficient coal-fired
power plants and supporting the research and development of IGCC and supercritical
technologies.
• Renewable Energy: Under the Electricity Act 2003 and the National Tariff Policy 2006,
the central and the state electricity regulatory commissions must purchase a certain
percentage of grid-based power from renewable sources.
• Energy Efficiency: Under the Energy Conservation Act 2001, large energy consuming
industries are required to undertake energy audits and an energy labeling program for
appliances has been introduced.
Implementation
Ministries with lead responsibility for each of the missions are directed to develop objectives,
implementation strategies, timelines, and monitoring and evaluation criteria, to be submitted
to the Prime Minister’s Council on Climate Change. The Council will also be responsible for
periodically reviewing and reporting on each mission’s progress. To be able to quantify
progress, appropriate indicators and methodologies will be developed to assess both avoided
emissions and adaptation benefits.
Steps Required By The Indian Government To Mitigate Global Warming
And Resulting Climatic Diasters
1. In spite of the steps taken by the Indian government, global warming continues to increase,
and the resulting climatic disasters ravage the country in an unabated manner.
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2. This can be attributed to the lack of resources, and access to technology. To cope up with
the climate change-disasters-security nexus, the country needs to have a better technical
understanding, capacity building, networking and expansive consultation processes spanning
every section of the society.
3. The committees and organizations working to counteract against the climatic disasters
work independently from each other.
4. The ongoing climatic changes, with an increase in a possibility of more disasters impose
imperatives for a unity among all these bodies, resulting in an integrated risk management
framework, creating a common platform for the committees to work on.
5. India has a distinctive vulnerability profile as the poor are the most affected. Tremendous
weather events take place more frequently and are becoming more ruthless.
6. Therefore the previous attempts of just rescuing the affected will not be enough now,
instead, meticulous steps to prevent these disasters are required.
7. This can only be met if the strategies and policies can cope with climate change, requiring
the active participation of the government and the people
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Global Warming, Climate Change & Its Management - A Study With
Respect To Climate Change in India
-- Ramesh Chandrahas
Abstract:
Global warming is primarily a problem of too much carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere.
It’s increase of Earth's average surface temperature due to effect of greenhouse gases, such as
carbon dioxide emissions from burning fossil fuels or from deforestation. Climate change is
the greatest humanitarian crisis of our time, responsible for rising seas, raging storms, searing
heat, ferocious fires, severe drought, and punishing floods. It threatens our health,
communities, economy, and national security. Climate change is no more an environmental
concern. It has emerged as the biggest developmental challenge for the planet. Its economic
impacts, particularly on the poor, make it a major governance issue as well. India is the
second most populous country of the world with a population over 1.2 billion. India lies to
the north of the equator between 6° 44′ and 35° 30′ north latitude and 68° 7′ and 97° 25′ east
longitude. It shares a coast line of 7517 km with the Indian Ocean, the Arabian Sea and the
Bay of Bengal3
.
The Indian economy is considered as one of the fastest growing major economies. However,
the country is plagued by the climatic disasters that continue to wreak havoc on its economy.
As a result, in spite of the leaping economical progress, the majority of the people of India
continue to live in poverty, with malnutrition and diseases corroding the society.
KEY WORDS: Global warming, Climate Change, Environmental, Economy, India, mitigation,
vulnerability
INTRODUCTION
Being such a huge country, India exhibits a wide diversity of temperatures, from the freezing
cold winters in the Himalayas to the scorching heat of the Thar Desert. The above two
regions play a very significant role in controlling the weather of India, making it warmer than
to be expected with its latitude. The Himalayas participate in this warming by preventing the
cold winds from blowing in, and the Thar desert attracts the summer monsoon winds, which
3
http://greencleanguide.com/
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are responsible for making the majority of the monsoon season of India. However, the
majority of the regions can be considered climatically tropical. Addressing Climate change
requires a good scientific understanding as well as coordinated action at national and global
level. This paper addresses these challenges. Historically, the responsibility for greenhouse
gas emissions’ increase lies largely with the industrialized world, though the developing
countries are likely to be the source of an increasing proportion of future emissions. The
projected climate change under various scenarios is likely to have implications on food
production, water supply, coastal settlements, forest ecosystems, health, energy security, etc.
The adaptive capacity of communities likely to be impacted by climate change is low in
developing countries. The efforts made by the UNFCCC and the Kyoto Protocol provisions
are clearly inadequate to address the climate change challenge. The most effective way to
address climate change is to adopt a sustainable development pathway by shifting to
environmentally sustainable technologies and promotion of energy efficiency, renewable
energy, forest conservation, reforestation, water conservation, etc. The issue of highest
importance to developing countries is reducing the vulnerability of their natural and socio-
economic systems to the projected climate change. India and other developing countries will
face the challenge of promoting mitigation and adaptation strategies, bearing the cost of such
an effort, and its implications for economic development.
India Scenario of Climate Change
Being such a huge country, India exhibits a wide diversity of temperatures; from the freezing
cold winters in the Himalayas to the scorching heat of the Thar Desert. The above two
regions play a very significant role in controlling the weather of India, making it warmer than
to be expected with its latitude. The Himalayas participate in this warming by preventing the
cold winds from blowing in, and the Thar desert attracts the summer monsoon winds, which
are responsible for making the majority of the monsoon season of India. However, the
majority of the regions can be considered climatically tropical.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) designates four climatologically seasons
Winter, occurring from December to March. The year's coldest months are December
and January, when temperatures average around 10–15 °C (50–59 °F) in the northwest;
temperatures rise as one proceeds towards the equator, peaking around 20–25 °C (68–
77 °F) in mainland India's southeast.
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Summer or pre-monsoon season, lasting from April to June (April to July in
northwestern India). In western and southern regions, the hottest month is April; for
northern regions of India, May is the hottest month. Temperatures average around 32–
40 °C (90–104 °F) in most of the interior.
Monsoon or rainy season, lasting from July to September. The season is dominated
by the humid southwest summer monsoon, which slowly sweeps across the country
beginning in late May or early June. Monsoon rains begin to recede from North India at
the beginning of October. South India typically receives more rainfall.
Post-monsoon or autumn season, lasting from October to November. In the
northwest of India, October and November are usually cloudless. Tamil Nadu receives
most of its annual precipitation in the northeast monsoon season.
Top 10 Natural Disasters in the History of India
Despite the fact that humans have made tremendous progress in various aspects in terms of
technological growths, yet there is one area where they have not been able to surpass and that
is the supremacy of Nature. Nature has always proved much more powerful than the human
race, even though there have been lot of technological and scientific advancements and
achievements. In spite of development in weather forecast techniques, disasters at many times
cannot be prevented. In today’s age, the natural calamities in the form of floods, tsunamis,
famines, cyclones, earthquakes are mainly due to global warming.
Year Place Effects of Climate Disasters
2014 Kashmir Floods
• Areas affected: Srinagar, Bandipur, Rajouri etc.
• Death toll: 500 plus
2013
Uttarakhand Flash
Floods
• Areas affected: Gobindghat, Kedar Dome, Rudraprayag district,
Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Western Nepal
• Death Toll: 5000 plus
2004
The Indian Ocean • Areas affected: Parts of southern India and Andaman Nicobar Islands, Sri
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Tsunami Lanka, Indonesia etc.
• Death toll: 2 lakh plus
2001
Gujarat
Earthquake
• Areas affected: Bhuj, Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, Kutch, Surat,
Surendranagar district, Rajkot district, Jamnagar and Jodia
• Death toll: 20,000 plus
1999
Odisha Super
Cyclone
• Areas affected: The coastal districts of Bhadrak, Kendrapara, Balasore,
Jagatsinghpur, Puri, Ganjam etc.
• Death toll: 10,000 plus
1993 Latur Earthquake
• Areas affected: Districts of Latur and Osmanabad
• Death toll: 20,000 plus
1876-
1878
The Great Famine
• Areas affected: Madras, Mysore, Hyderabad, and Bombay
• Death toll: 3 crore
1839 Coringa Cyclone
• Areas affected: Coringa district
• Death toll: 3.2 lakh people
1737 Calcutta Cyclone
• Areas affected: Low-lying areas of Calcutta
• Death toll: 3 lakh plus
1770,
1943
The Bengal Famine
• Areas affected: Bengal, Odhisa, Bihar
• Death toll: 1 crore
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Solutions for the climate in India
India had adopted the National Environment Policy 2006 which provides for several measures
and policy initiatives to create awareness about climate change and help capacity building for
taking adaptation measures. On June 30, 2008 India unveiled its National Action Plan on Climate
Change with a view to lay down the priorities and future actions of the government for addressing
climate change and updating India’s national programme relevant to addressing climate change.
Eight national missions (solar mission, energy efficiency, sustainable habitat, water, Himalayan
eco-system, Green India, eco-green agriculture and knowledge) have been specifically outlined to
simultaneously advance India’s development and climate change-related objectives of adaptation
and GHG mitigation (Green House Gas). India is committed to a path of sustainable development.
National Missions
National Solar Mission: The NAPCC aims to promote the development and use of solar energy
for power generation and other uses with the ultimate objective of making solar competitive with
fossil-based energy options.
National Mission for Enhanced Energy Efficiency: Current initiatives are expected to yield
savings of 10,000 MW by 2012. Building on the Energy Conservation Act 2001
National Mission on Sustainable Habitat: To promote energy efficiency as a core component of
urban planning
National Water Mission: With water scarcity projected to worsen as a result of climate change, the
plan sets a goal of a 20% improvement in water use efficiency through pricing and other measures.
National Mission for Sustaining the Himalayan Ecosystem: The plan aims to conserve biodiversity,
forest cover, and other ecological values in the Himalayan region, where glaciers that are a major
source of India’s water supply are projected to recede as a result of global warming.
National Mission for a “Green India”: Goals include the afforestation of 6 million hectares of
degraded forest lands and expanding forest cover from 23% to 33% of India’s territory.
National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture: The plan aims to support climate adaptation in
agriculture through the development of climate-resilient crops, expansion of weather insurance
mechanisms, and agricultural practices.
National Mission on Strategic Knowledge for Climate Change: To gain a better understanding of
climate science, impacts and challenges, the plan envisions a new Climate Science Research Fund,
improved climate modeling, and increased international collaboration. It also encourage private
sector initiatives to develop adaptation and mitigation technologies through venture capital funds.
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Conclusion
The climate change would increase the number of people suffering from death, disease and injury
from heat waves, floods, storms and droughts. Floods are low-probability, high-impact events that
can overwhelm physical infrastructure and human communities. Major storm and flood disasters
have occurred in the last two decades.
India had adopted the National Environment Policy 2006 which provides for several measures and
policy initiatives to create awareness about climate change and help capacity building for taking
adaptation measures. To effectively address the concerns of climate change and to follow the path
of sustainable development, the global energy diet, which is fossil fuels centric, must be changed.
Climate change is the defining issue of our times. It should be addressed by all countries with a
shared perspective, free from narrow and myopic considerations. We urgently need a new
economic paradigm, which is global, inclusive, cooperative, environmentally sensitive and, above
all, scientific. Sustainable development based on the poor and optimal harnessing of scarce
resources of water, air, energy, land, and bio-diversity will have to be sustained through more
cooperative endeavours. Then alone we could make some headway in saving our lone planet from
the brink of climate disasters.
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GREEN HRM – for controlling Global Warming
A contribution to save the Globe
Prof. Arati K Nakshathri
Abstract:
Increasing interest in Environmental Management is leading to various studies and research
in the field of Environmentalism. Alarming Global Warming experiences are making people
concerned about remedies to save the Globe. We live in the society where the clamor for
going green is getting more belligerent than before. Problems of change in climate and
pollution are being discussed every were. In Management studies, while an increased
research literature has been developed on Green Marketing, Green Products, Green Processes,
Green System, Etc. Green HRM Is some -what piecemeal and diverse. HR department in
many companies are increasingly greening their processes. Going green holds out a great
promise for HR. Researchers are working on sustainability issues and to answer the question
of whether a role of HRM exists in pollution prevention. This paper discusses how HR can
greenify its process and reduce the carbon footprint at the workplace and world as a whole.
In the recent years, the businesses are increasingly under pressure to Join the green club as
they battle with the daunting task of attacking costs, reducing wastes and paperwork and
conserving energy. Look left, right and centre, someone or something is being billed as
‘environment-friendly.’ Going green is currently high on the list of priorities of everyone-be
it politicians, environmental activists or business leaders. Companies are hitching themselves
on to the green practices in their zeal to shore up their image, ratchet up employee morale and
drastically shave their costs. World over companies’ policy contours are increasingly being
shaped by environmental agenda. It is not uncommon to see companies bruiting platitudes
such as sustainable development, environmental management and reduction of carbon
footprints. Words with green suffixes such as green job, green buildings, green products,
green processes and green systems have become the stuff of corporate folklore today.
Businesses are entering green economy where customers and employees’ ever-shifting
expectations and constant unfolding of environmental changes are forcing its leaders to
address ‘green issues’ head-on. CO2 footprints are easy to reduce during a recessionary phase,
but the same may be searing when the business picks up its growth momentum and revs up
its production. During recession the company would place heavy emphasis on cutting down
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on wastes and stretching its resources optimally. As the growth momentum perks up,
companies may look to ‘going green’ even while attacking costs and cutting carbon levels.
The overarching question that begs an answer is ‘Does HR have a role to play in this green
mumbo-jumbo?’ and ‘How does green fit into the jigsaw puzzle of HR exercise?’ The answer
is emphatically yes if the survey conducted by SHRM in 2007 is anything to go by. One half
of the HR professionals participated in the survey concurred that their organizations have
formal or informal environmental responsibility policy in place. And 43% of the HR
professionals in the survey reported that HR department is involved in their organizations’
environmental responsibility policy.
Let us see how the Green HR concept works
It’s the known fact that green is the new alluring buzz today. Be it the organic garden or
green buildings to green jobs to cash-for-clunkers initiative aimed at wooing the gas guzzlers
off the road, going green has found instant resonance with society today. Increasingly,
businesses are also becoming alive to the fact that going green is only the politically right
thing to do but also adds a zing to their bottom line. HR teams are making as earnest bid to
put in place a slew of in-house green initiatives. For developing any sustainable business,
employees and the systems encompassing them are crucial. One may always hasten to add
that a company is a product of its culture and operations. But then it is employees who are
instrumental if creating, executing and maintaining eco policies and ushering in green
corporate culture. We cannot play the green game without sustainable practices and trained
employees. Precisely, this is the reason why HR practices are at the core of any sustainable
business development. Companies have realized that the time is more propitious now to hire
talents who are keen on working for green companies. Statistics are quite telling. A Mortgage
Lenders Network USA poll commissioned in 2007 reported that 72% of the working women
preferred to work for green employers. And 64% of the men expressed the similar sentiments.
The real cherry on the cake was the study commissioned by Monster track.com on green
employment. The study revealed that a whopping 92% of the students work for sustainable
company. Scratched the telling effect. A good of 80% of the young professionals surveyed
showed marked on the environment. An overarching question that begs an answer is: so what
is green HR all about? For HR professionals looking to cut their teeth is green, what-is-the-
right-place-to-start? At one level, green HR is all about addressing the company’s carbon
footprint by cutting down on usage of papers, reducing unwanted travels and fine-tuning the
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process for better utilization of resources. At another level, green HR is all about the
sustainability to the organization and its work force. The word ‘Green HR’ bristles with
different meaning for different people. In a way, it is a manifestation of how an organization
drives and raises employees’ level of issues of sustainability.
HR and Sustainability - is there a connection?
Juxtaposing the words HR and sustainability may sound like an oxymoron to many. To say
that sustainability is all about reducing environmental impact is an oversimplification of
things. Sustainability is big picture and long term stuff. Normally sustainability precedes
corporate culture.
Companies would do well to dissect the whole shebang of issues before greening their
processes. Some of the questions that would come up in this space for deep diagnose are:
Are the products / services turned out by the company environmentally sustainable?
Does the company have any job that promise to cut back on carbon footprints?
Whether the job description and the corporate web site of the company support the
green agenda?
Is the firm involved in any community services to offset the lack of sustainability in
product or service.
Has there been any attempt to take stock of recruiting processes in order to work out
its carbon footprints?
Has there been an instance where a potential job aspirant has nixed your company’s
offer because environmental issue?
Has there been an instance where the company’s top-notch talents left the company
for greener pastures and if so, where did they exactly go?
How Can HR Use Green Practice to improve efficiency?
Increasingly growing no. of HR departments across the world are plumping for green HR
practice. Going Green is a sure shot route to be an environment-friendly company and ratchet
up employees’ level of job satisfaction. Employees, for their part, also feel gung-ho about
working in a company that espouses green. The HR department can put in place a slew of
green practice in their offices.
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Buy Green Office Products: The market today is flooded with a wide array of green office
products whose performance is on a par with that of traditional products. Green office
products help in parting down the costs, cutting back on energy consumption and consuming
lesser quantity of chemicals as against the traditional products. For HR department, using
green products have advantages. Green products accrue cost savings and the company can
root its own horn about its environment-friendly policies.
Ink and Use Recycle Toner Cartridge:
HR department can buy remanufactured ink and toner cartridges available in many retail
outlets today. These toner cartridges and ink cost 15% less than the conventional cartridge.
Ink and Use PCR Paper:
HR department can buy paper made of post consumer recycled stuff. PCR papers are very
high in quality.
Use Electronic Methods to store up paper work: HR department gobbles up agod deal of
paper to carry on its business. There is a good deal of paperwork that need not be printed at
all. Storing paperwork in electronic mode can result in saving of papers.
Electronic products should be energy labelled:
HR should ensure that all the electronic products-be it fax machines, telephones, computer or
lap-tops- are bought with energy star labels. Electronic products with star labels will shut
down automatically when not in use. This will result in HR department saving up energy as
high as 75%.
Use Fluorescent:
HR department can save up additional 75% cost by using fluorescent bulbs. These bulbs have
a longer lifespan than the incandescent bulbs.
Hook Up electronics on power strip:
HR department can save further additional 75% cost by utilizing power strip to energies the
electronic products. By connecting electronic products to power strip that can be turned on
and off at frequent intervals, the company can save up the costs.
Encourage employees
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Donate official Furniture
Hook up with like-minded companies
Take part in community events
Usher in the culture of eating-in
Provide incentives for buying hybrid cars
Promote telecommunication.
Embed green responsibilities into the job description.
Encourage online application
Online resume submission.
Online Payroll
Conduct interview through telephone and Video conferencing.
Conclusion: If green HR sounds like a tantalizingly attractive proposition, just watch out.
Green washing is fraught with disastrous consequences. If the companies splurge mega
money more on blowing their trumpets about their greenness than on spending on green
policies and practices, it is like asking for trouble. So the HR fractioned would do well not to
lavish self congratulatory messages on themselves. Nevertheless the time has come for HR to
greenify their business. Seldom do HR practitioners get such opportunity to initiate a chance
in the direction of environmental sustainability. So what is stopping HR guys from painting
their organization in green.
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