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Satish Serial Publishing House Climate Change (PB) by R Rex Immanuel
Climate change is a long-term shift in temperature and weather patterns, caused by human activities, especially the burning of fossil fuels. The IPCC’s recent report, found that human emissions of heat-trapping gases have already warmed the climate by nearly 1.1oC, since 1750. The global average temperature is expected to reach or exceed 1.5oC within the next few decades. International frameworks and agreements, such as the Sustainable Development Goals, the Paris Agreement, etc. are trying to halt the ill-effects of climate change. Cutting emissions, adapting to climate impacts and financing the required adjustments are needed in the present situation. Global countries are committing to net zero emissions by 2050, emissions must be cut in half by 2030 to keep warming below 1.5°C. Achieving these targets will require huge declines in the use of coal, oil and gas, and over two-thirds of today’s proven reserves of fossil fuels need to be kept in the ground by 2050 in order to prevent catastrophic levels of climate change. The book ‘Climate Change’, presents a cogent view of anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions and their recent large and often irreversible changes in ecosystems. The recent up-to-date international and national policies, and adaptation and mitigation strategies to fight against climate change have been revealed in a simple way.