COP26

COP26

The Conference of Parties (COP) is the decision-making body responsible for monitoring and reviewing UNFCCC recommendations on  global warming and climate change.reviewing UNFCCC recommendations on global warming and climate change.

International Efforts:

Last 25 COPs since 1995, have failed to limit the Global Warming.

The Global Leadership is yet to provide a clear direction for mitigating Climate Change impacts.

COP-26 starting from 31 Oct 2021 could be the last chance for Humanity to avoid catastrophic decline.

The Main themes of COP 26:

  • Limiting warming to 1.5 degrees
  • Global emissions must halve by 2030
  • Globally reach ‘net-zero’ by 2050
  • Mobilize Climate Finance 

COP 21 at Paris in 2015 saw over 195 countries pledging NDCs to reduce CO2 emissions, But post- pandemic Economic recovery is seeing large rebound to Coal & Oil use with 2nd largest annual increase in CO2 emissions in the History

Will COP 26 be hijacked by finance issues, without committing emission reductions?

Taken from: CCP New Bulletin October 2021 https://www.climatecollectivepune.org/

 

Climate Hazards Threaten 70% of Population Of A Third Of World’s Cities

 

Climate hazards threaten nearly 70% of population of a third of world cities, finds a new report by the CDP, a London-based non-profit which runs the world’s environmental disclosure system for companies, cities, states and regions.

https://countercurrents.org/2022/10/climate-hazards-threaten-70-of-population-of-a-third-of-worlds-cities/ 

The analysis in Protecting People and the Planet, (https://www.cdp.net/en/research/global-reports/protecting-people-and-the-planet) released on October 13, 2022, is based on responses of 998 cities from across the globe to CDP-ICLEI Track in 2022, the world’s leading climate progress reporting platform for cities.

The report shows that cities taking at least one people-centered climate action, where the needs and experiences of people, especially vulnerable groups, are examined and considered from the assessment to implementation stages of action are realizing multiple additional benefits, on top of reducing emissions.

28/10/20022

Role of Cities in Climate Action

 Role of Cities in Climate Action  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ura2Xdf9xNI   Panel Talk by Dr Priyadarshini Karve, National Convener, INECC, Visakhapatnam - Session 1 India’s Challenges and Opportunities in This Decade (held on 18th Feb, 2022 
PIC Climate Conference 2022 on Decade of Change :
It is well-known that cities are a major contributors to climate change - about 75% of total global carbon emissions are from cities alone. To become a part of the solution ,city planning needs a new blueprint, with decentralisation, community participation and resilience built-into its foundations. For citizen involvement to be effective, communication strategies need to tailored as per the needs and capacities of citizens.

five ‘disastrous’ climate tipping points

World on brink of five ‘disastrous’ climate tipping points, study finds  https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/sep/08/world-on-brink-five-climate-tipping-points-study-finds Damian Carrington 

Giant ice sheets, ocean currents and permafrost regions m ay already have passed point of irreversible change https://youtu.be/pn_e7RvNAMcc

https://www.genevaenvironmentnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/GENeva_25May2022-compressed.pdf

Sustainable Mobility Initiatives as Climate Action

Sustainable Mobility Initiatives as Climate Action

SUM Net  < https://www.linkedin.com/company/sum-net-india/   >,

Carfree Cities Alliance < https://www.carfreealliance.org/ >,

Centre for Environment Education < https://www.ceeindia.org/ >,

Digo Bikas Institute < https://digobikas.org />,

The Institute of Well Being <  https://theinstituteofwellbeing.com/>,

People’s Resource Centre < https://prcindia.in/ >,

Parisar < https://parisar.org/ >

Blume Ventures < https://blume.vc/ >

Workshop: September 17th from 10:45 pm - 12:15 pm IST at the Climate Proofing South Asia: Technology Solutions virtual conclave

South Asia's Floods Show Clear and Present Danger of Climate Change

South Asia's Floods Show Clear and Present Danger of Climate Change  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQtbYF70y9U  Sep 10, 2022

D. Raghunandan of the Delhi Science Forum talks about the recent incidents of flooding and extreme weather events in various parts of south Asia. He describes various incidents over the past few years, this year's massive flooding in Pakistan, and why our cities are especially vulnerable. He also talks about the kind of steps countries in south Asia can take to deal with such disasters.

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