Global mean temperature increase is already 1 deg C ( 2019)n compared to pre-Industrial times.
Paris Climate agreement target is 2 deg C. Climate Change is impacting faster than our response.
Investment in fossil fuel is more than Climate Finance. (2016)
India is not only on track to reach the targets of Paris Agreement but also exceeded
12th December 2021 was 5th Anniversary of the Paris Climate Agreement. PM Modi in his short speech reminded the world that India is not only on track to reach the targets of Paris Agreement but also exceeded. It is now clear, based on emission gap report of UNEP that nationally determined contributions as submitted as …
Praised by the world but lesser by Indians
Majority of the people in the world of literature did not take due note when Rabindranath Tagore wrote Geetanjali. But when that poetry was published in London, the world of literature went on to shower praise on the ‘poetic thought of Tagore’. Then he became the first Indian to get Nobel Prize in the literature. …
‘Furthest behind’ can be taken along with those who are ahead.
2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development agreed by the UN 193 United Nations Member States pledged to ensure “no one will be left behind” and to “endeavour to reach the furthest behind first.” That resolve made by world leaders in 2015 was ambitious. In practice, this means taking explicit action to end extreme poverty among 7.5 …
The road to fighting climate change is through climate justice
The health of people is closely linked to the health of the planet. And both are linked to sustainability and prosperity. Three are interlinked. People’s health is threatened by COVID19. But the efforts to keep the health of the planet should not be overlooked. The scale of the challenge of people’s health ( SDG3 ) …