(The article was first published in India Today on April 5, 2022)
- While warning that the window to avoid the 1.5 degrees Celsius catastrophic rise in temperatures is fast closing, the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) called for emissions reductions across all sectors. The panel pointed out that between 2010 and 2019 the average annual global greenhouse gas emissions were at their highest levels in human history, but the rate of growth has slowed..