IPCC

According to a recent report by the IPCC, Kolkata may witness a rise of 4.5 degree celsius in annual temperature in 2081-2100 than 1850-1900 due to urbanisation. The people in the city may also experience a temperature of 35 degree celsius or more for 150 days in a year. Moreover, the reports warned against rising sea levels about 60 centimeters near Sundarban, just 100 km away from Kolkata.  

The Inter-Governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) warned in its sixth report ''Climate Change 2021: The Physical Science Basis'' the global temperature of the earth will reach 1.5 degrees Celsius in two decades. According to the report, more heatwaves, longer summer seasons, shorter cold seasons, and severe can occur due to global warming. However, reducing global emissions to net-zero by 2040 can curtail such activities.

New Zealand has declared a climate emergency while pledging to make its public sector carbon-neutral by 2025. With this commitment, it joined the club of Japan, Canada, France and Britain who have already declared climate emergency. It also set aside $141 million fund to replace coal boilers with electric ones. New Zealand's PM Jacinda Ardern said the decision was in accordance with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's… read-more