Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released the Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5 degrees C, which warns that average global temperatures could breach the 1.5-degree level as early as 2030.
About:
The ‘1.5 Health Report’, is a synthesis of the health content of IPCC report compiled by experts from University of Washington, World Health Organisation and Climate tracker.
Prediction: Global warming is likely to reach 1.5 degree Celsius (above pre-industrial levels) between 2030 and 2052 if it continues to increase at the same rate.
Impact on Indian subcontinent:
Kolkata and Karachi among cities that could face an increased threat of heat waves equivalent to their deadly 2015 heat waves. Climate change is significantly contributing to increased heat-related mortality.
India and Pakistan could be worst affected in the event of a 2-degree Celsius increase.
Climate change as Poverty Multiplier:
Climate change is also projected to be a “poverty multiplier” through food insecurity, higher food prices, income losses, lost livelihood opportunities, adverse health impacts and population displacements.
Limiting global warming to 1.5 degree Celsius as against 2 degree Celsius can reduce the number of people exposed to climate-related risks and poverty. It can also result in reduced losses in yields of maize, rice, wheat and other cereal crops, particularly in Asia.
Way ahead: For global warming to be contained at 1.5 degrees C, the net human-caused CO2 emissions would need to fall by 45% from 2010 levels by 2030, reaching net zero by around 2050.
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