global warming

Swedish Environmentalist Greta Thunberg said that the world has failed to satisfy the actions needed to stop global warming. On the occasion of the fifth-year of the Paris Climate Agreement, Greta urged the people to #FightFor1Point5 through a video. She stated, "...when it comes to the immediate action we need, we are still in a state of complete denial". Moreover, she said that world leaders have missed delivering the promises.

A report by McKinsey Global Institute on November 25 indicated that India can lose $200 billion from its GDP by the next decade due to rising temperature. The report said that increase in temperature could result in loss of working hours and decline in agricultural produce, cumulatively hurting the country's economy. It stated that India needs to shift working hours and undertake heat management efforts to counter this risk.

The Duke of Cambridge, Prince William on October 8 launched a multi-million-pound global prize, the Earthshot Prize, which is targeted at repairing major environmental issues by 2030. A total cash prize of £50 million will be given over a decade under the categories of protecting and restoring nature, cleaner air, minimizing waste, saving oceans, and climate change. The nominations are to be opened from November 1, 2020.

Around 75 people have been evacuated from Italy’s Alpine valley amid fears that the Planpincieux glacier in the Mont Blanc range could collapse due to the summer heat. A local environmental expert has warned that the glacier is melting due to the global warming and could fall "at any time". It is currently under observation with aerial photography and radar; also, the roads leading to the area have been closed.