Global warming

Global Warming

• Global warming is the increase in the average measured

temperature of the Earth's near-surface air and oceans
since the mid-20th century, and its projected
continuation.

• The average global air temperature near the Earth's

surface increased 0.74 ± 0.18 °C (1.33 ± 0.32 °F) during
the 100 years ending in 2005.
 Co2 Concentration in 2007

The 2007 rise in global carbon dioxide (CO2) concentrations is tied with 2005 as
the third highest since atmospheric measurements began in 1958. The red line
shows the trend together with seasonal variations. The black line indicates the
trend that emerges when the seasonal cycle has been removed.
 Greenhouse gases

• Carbon dioxide (CO2)

Natural
• Methane (CH4)
• Nitrous oxide (N2O)
• Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs)
Manmade
• Perfluorocarbons (PFCs)
• Sulphur hexafluoride (SF6)
 Energy utilisation

18% 11%
9%
5%
3%

11%
4%

39%

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 Impacts of Climate Change

Forests

Biodiversity

Impact of rise in temperature

of 1.8oC to 4oC
Agriculture

Coastlines
 Ganga under threat from warming

• Himalayan source of the Ganga is drying up

at a rate of 40 yards a year, nearly twice as
fast as two decades ago, and that some of
these glaciers might disappear by 2030.
• In the dry summer months, the Gangotri
glacier provides up to 70 percent of the water
of the Ganga.
• According to a UN climate report, the
shrinking glaciers also threaten Asia’s supply
of fresh water.
 India’s Initiatives

• India has a National Action Plan on Climate

Change
– National Solar Mission
– National Mission for Enhanced Energy Efficiency
– National Mission on Sustainable Habitat
– National Water Mission
– National Mission for Sustaining the Himalayan
Ecosystem
– National Mission for a “ Green India”
– National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture
– National Mission on Strategic Mission on Climate
Change
 India’s Initiatives

• India has a well developed policy,

legislative regulatory & programmatic
regime
• For promotion of Energy efficiency,
renewable energy, nuclear power, fuel
switching, energy pricing reform.
The impacts of climate change are not evenly
distributed – the poorest countries and people
will suffer earliest and most. And if and when
the damages appear it will be too late to
reverse the process. Thus we are forced to
look a long way ahead.
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