It's time to adapt: Climate action key to Viksit Bharat and economic growth

Global temperature rise is here to stay. According to the sixth IPCC Assessment Report, global surface temperature reached 1.1°C above 1850–1900 during 2011–2020. A recent G20 Report of the Group of Experts highlighted that global temperature breached the 1.5°C mark in 2023, and under business as usual, warming is projected to exceed 3°C.

 

Such increased global temperatures will exacerbate the frequency and severity of climate change impacts and the consequent losses. Even at present, according to the IPCC assessment, there have been widespread adverse impacts, disproportionately impacting developing countries. Even so, developed countries are falling short of their own Nationally