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CLIMATE ACTION, GREENHOUSE EMISSION, AND ITS IMPORTANCE

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Climate change is an undeniable and real threat to the entire civilization. Effects of the same are already visible. For example, with the increasing emission of greenhouse gases, climate change has been occurring at a much faster rate than the same was expected. There have been some positive steps taken for the climate finance flow, and some nationally developed contributions have also been brought forward.


However, even after it all, there's a requirement for ambitious plans and some accelerated actions for medication and adaptation. Unless otherwise, the importance of the question as to why are greenhouse gases important and proper actions are taken on time, the results will be quite catastrophic. Understanding the importance of it all, there's a requirement for access to strengthened capacities and finance, which can be scaled up at a faster rate for the least developed countries and some of the small islands and developing states.


  • Climate change is being driven by increased greenhouse gas emissions. It wasn’t long before that people started to ask what is climate action, and by 2017 it was seen that the concentration of greenhouse gases had reached to new heights. The global average mole fraction of the CO2 was 405.5 ppm or parts per million. This change was seen as an increase from 400.1ppm in 2015 and 146% of the pre-industrial level. While taking a step towards objectives of 2030 emission with 2°C and 1.5°C pathway, it requires a peak that can be achieved soon together with rapid reductions.


  • According to the numbers indicated under the sustainable development goal 1, between 1998 to 2017, the direct economic laws from the disaster were estimated at around $3 trillion. The geophysical and climate-related disasters claimed 1.3 million lives approx.


  • Oceans are getting warmed up, and the amount of ice and snow is being diminished while there is a sea-level rise. Between 1901-2010 global average sea level rose by 19 cm, and the oceans have expanded. The ice extent of the Arctic sea has also shrunk successively since 1979.


  • Paris agreement was ratified in April 2019 by 185 parties, and they were expected to prepare communication, and maintenance of successive contributions determined nationally. 183 parties did communicate the 1st nationally determined contribution to the United Nations framework convention on climate change secretariat. One of the parties has also communicated the second nationally determined contribution. According to the agreement, all of the parties were required to submit these contributions along with the revised and much more ambitious targets by 2020.


  • Emissions rose, growing much more quickly between 2000-2010. It has been more than in the previous decades. 2015 to 2020, recorded the warmest time of all. The goal's achievement is becoming less likely because of the increasing climate change. To limit global warming to around 1.5°C above the industrial level as per Paris agreement, there will be a requirement for the world to achieve net-zero carbon dioxide emission by 2050.


  • On 31st March 2021, it was reported that out of 154 countries, 125 developing countries carried out measures for the national adaptation plans, and they also prioritized the formulation and the implementation of plans within that adaptation effort. Six less developed countries which include three small island developing states along with another four small island developing states have completed a national adaptation plan.


Final Words:

Either way, the numbers are quite troubling, and unless otherwise the importance of greenhouse effect can be understood, no proper actions will work. So, different countries should come together and make sure they do not just formulate the plans but also bring them under process.


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