| ID | 141245 |
| Title Proper | Climate change |
| Other Title Information | are we ready for the final call ? |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Bajpai, Arunoday |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | There is no need to emphasize the fact that the climate change crisis is a major global challenge of our times. However, the climate change crisis is insurmountable, once it crosses the threshold. It threatens not only our present generations but also the future of entire humanity. The impacts of climate change, once set in, are not reversible in the short run. The assessment of the global warming trends and their likely adverse consequences is made by the Inter-Governmental Panel on Climate Change in its five Assessment Reports published respectively in the years 1990, 1996, 2001, 2007 and 2014. The gist of these reports is that the global mean temperature has increased by 0.3 to 0.6 degree centigrade in last 100 years but it is likely to increase by 0.3 C per annum in 21st century. The Synthesis Report of the Fifth Assessment Report (IPCL: 2014) remarks, 'Continued emission of greenhouse gases will cause further warming and long-lasting changes in all components of the climate system, increasing the likelihood of severe, pervasive and irreversible impacts for people and ecosystems'. |
| `In' analytical Note | World Focus Vol. 36, No.10; Oct 2015: p.70-76 |
| Journal Source | World Focus 2015-10 36, 10 |
| Key Words | Global Warming ; Human Security ; Climate Change ; Threats ; Renewable Energy ; Global Climate Change ; Climate Change and Security ; Neo-Realist Paradigm ; Non - Traditional Elements ; Climate Patterns ; Climate Change Diplomacy and Politics ; Climate Change Diplomatic Negotiations |