On Climate Change: Editorial Note

The largest problem the world is witnessing today is climate change which will significantly alter the distribution and function of most of the world's natural systems. The carbon footprint of India is very small with per capita emission of only 1.7 tonnes per annum and modeling studies indicate that even in 2030 the per capita emission will not exceed 3.7 tonnes. India as a developing country is constructively engaged in various negotiations with the most recent one at Durban. It has taken additional mitigation actions in a regime of international transparency. It also cannot ignore the primary goal of social and economic development. At a recently concluded meeting of 17 th Conference of Parties in Durban, South Africa, India indicated that the country although is fulfilling the obligations of Kyoto yet it is time the developed countries step in to fulfill their commitment under UNFCC and Kyoto Protocol. This paper examines the common but differentiated responsibility of a developing nation as India and also tries to assess whether the actions adopted by the Indian Government are adequate to sustain the climate change regime.

Interdisciplinary Environmental Review, 2004

2018

The notion of the climate injustice identifies the global irony that while developing nations are often the lowest contributors of CO 2 emissions; the world's most vulnerable countries are taking the hit, in place of their more developed and less vulnerable international counterparts. This article will begin in Part II by considering the quantitative and qualitative research with respect to global CO2 emissions, identifying the notable spatial differences of current and historical global emissions. Part III will examine the historical effects of the industrial revolution and explore the relationship between industrialisation and increased CO 2 emissions. Part IV will evaluate the historical background of developing countries and explore the 'triple injustice' of climate change as it continues to affect the most climate-vulnerable countries in the global community. Part V will discuss some of the key policies and initiatives that have been formed to help counter climate change.

Environmental Science & Policy

Climate change, also referred to as global warming, denotes the rise in normal superficial temperatures on Earth. It is scientifically assumed that climate change is essentially due to human use of fossil fuels, which discharges carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases into the air. These gases then capture heat within the atmosphere, thereby causing adverse effects on ecosystems, including rising sea levels, severe weather events, and droughts, etc. Because of the global effect of this hazard, attempt has been made to create normative and institutional framework to checkmate this danger so as to avoid its catastrophic consequences. The Kyoto Protocol, which is considered the most fundamental normative instrument aimed at curbing this menace has integrated an array of flexibility mechanisms which are seen as wheels upon which the costs of diminishing emissions can be achieved. A critical component of the Protocol requires states to transfer or purchase Emission Reduction Units from others in a Joint Implementation Mechanism and to institutes the Clean Development Mechanism; a measure of implementation where developed countries are allow to obtain certified emission reductions from clean development projects jointly implemented and use them for computation in summing up their commitments. This article critically evaluated and captured climate change from this perspective and distilled major insufficienciesintegral in the Kyoto framework. In this connection, the work evaluated the foremost shortfalls in the three flexible mechanisms of the Kyoto Protocol. Suggestions designed to emasculate the menace of climate change have been proffered.

The issue of climate change is very important in India because it affects overall development.

A global comparative opinion survey shows that people in India and indeed all countries, have a marked and rising concern about sustainable development and climate change. The challenges are alarming, especially in the context of finding the matching resources of the required magnitude given the economic conditions. Climate science has rightly taken up an important position in the public debate. Even as the science of climate change grapples with uncertainties the world is witnessing more extreme events. The urgency for action is felt more than ever before. In contrast, though the Doha Gateway on climate change agreed upon in December 2012 ensured that there is continuation of a multilateral and rule-based regime to reduce emissions, the emission pledges on the table by the developed country Parties lacked ambition. With rising extreme events, and rising citizen demand, the world has little option but to listen to the voice of evolving science and respond adequately with strategies ...

This paper deals about how developing countries are being subjected to disproportionate burden of fighting Climate Change through CoP 21, Paris, 2015.

S. Nautiyal et al. (eds.), Climate Change Challenge (3C) and Social-Economic-Ecological Interface-Building, Environmental Science, 2016

It is now accepted by the majority of people that climate change due to human activities is going to be a reality in the very near future, and that we may even currently be seeing some of the early manifestations in the form of increased fluctuations in weather and related phenomena, frequent extremes like excess rainfall leading to floods or deficiencies resulting in droughts, accelerated melting of glaciers and so on. It is no longer easy to ignore the warning signs that human pressure on the environment and natural resources is at unprecedented levels, and the damage to property and lives is also becoming unacceptably high because of the high populations, huge amount of built infrastructure, high financial stakes in extractive industries and so on. All this leads to a heightened concern to find ways to reduce or slow down the impacts of climate change through mitigative and adaptive measures. As can be seen from successive international meetings on climate change, agreement has still not been reached on the balance between gross and per capita consumption of environmental resources and the concomitant obligations to the world at large of each country. A developing country like India is faced with the twin problems of low per capita consumption levels (which demands a manyfold stepping up of use of natural

International journal of governance and public policy analysis, 2023

Global Climate change refers to the long-term shifts that take place in temperature and weather conditions. These changes can occur on their own, due to variations in the solar cycle but the changes that are being referred to here are not natural they have been caused by anthropogenic activities. Green House Gases (GHGs) emissions have accumulated in the atmosphere, and they keep rising each year. It is important to limit the global temperature, otherwise, disruptions in the climatic system would create difficulties for human societies. The only way to limit rapid climate change is to decrease our collective emissions that demands global management, governance, and participation of all countries. Thus, the allocation of responsibilities for the mitigation of GHGs lies at the heart of climate change management. The main objective of this paper is to examine India's contribution at the global level to the management of global climate change. This study used an analytical and normative approach with the qualitative research methods and secondary sources to address the research objectives. The study revealed that India has been instrumental in shaping the climate regime from the very beginning, it has played a key role in developing the normative framework of the climate regime, its principles, rules, and norms.