India could witness deadly heatwaves if the planet’s temperature goes up by two degrees Celsius, according to a report released Monday by the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change (IPCC).
At +2 degrees Celsius warming, Karachi (Pakistan) and Kolkata (India) could expect annual conditions equivalent to their deadly 2015 heatwaves (medium confidence), the report had said.
Shukla, Co-Chairman, IPCC Working Group III (Mitigation) since October 2015 said the global 1.5C ambition is set to shrink available global carbon budget.
“Historically, compared to most nations, India’s per capita emissions have been very low. India’s socio-economic transition requires a reasonable share of carbon budget so as to improve the quality of life and enhance the performance vis-à-vis several important SDGs,” Shukla said.
India needs to make a smooth and viable transition from coal and simultaneously safeguard related jobs in the short term, Shukla said, adding the successful transformation of coal sector would need re-skilling the workforce along-side application of emerging technologies like Carbon Capture and Storage.
SOURCE: https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-needs-to-make-a-smooth-and-viable-transition-from-coal-says-ipcc-report-5401562/
At +2 degrees Celsius warming, Karachi (Pakistan) and Kolkata (India) could expect annual conditions equivalent to their deadly 2015 heatwaves (medium confidence), the report had said.
Shukla, Co-Chairman, IPCC Working Group III (Mitigation) since October 2015 said the global 1.5C ambition is set to shrink available global carbon budget.
“Historically, compared to most nations, India’s per capita emissions have been very low. India’s socio-economic transition requires a reasonable share of carbon budget so as to improve the quality of life and enhance the performance vis-à-vis several important SDGs,” Shukla said.
India needs to make a smooth and viable transition from coal and simultaneously safeguard related jobs in the short term, Shukla said, adding the successful transformation of coal sector would need re-skilling the workforce along-side application of emerging technologies like Carbon Capture and Storage.
SOURCE: https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-needs-to-make-a-smooth-and-viable-transition-from-coal-says-ipcc-report-5401562/
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