Adaptation Witness World Water Day was observed across the globe this week. CarbonCopy takes a look at the sustainability of one of the India’s flagship water supply programmes, which is in a race against time to provide 100% water supply to rural India
Impacts Witness / Extreme Weather / Slow onset disasters Meteorologists are citing concerns over changes in the track of Monsoon weather systems across the country. The trend has become more and more visible in the last 4-5 years, with the 2022 season being the latest one. In fact, recent Pakistan floods have also […]
India records excess Pre-Monsoon Season 2023, gives heatwave a miss The pre-Monsoon season for the country ended with surplus rainfall to the tune of 12% of the Long Average Period (LPA). All three months (March-May) have recorded excess rainfall countrywide. Data Source: IMD (Rainfall figures in mm) While the majority rainfall contribution came from Central […]
Impacts Witness / Slow onset disasters In the solar potential regional analysis, future projections predict a shift in the frequency of solar radiation in the negative direction, implying that solar energy production will decrease in the immediate future.
Adaptation Witness World Water Day was observed across the globe this week. CarbonCopy takes a look at the sustainability of one of the India’s flagship water supply programmes, which is in a race against time to provide 100% water supply to rural India
Research / Slow onset disasters The El Niño-monsoon relationship has stayed moderately strong and stable for south India, has become exceptionally stronger for north India and has considerably weakened over the central Indian region over the last century, finds the study
As the heat goes up and work slows down, many people are either dreaming of or have already locked in their summer plans. Everyone is gravitating towards cooler retreats or the inviting shores of beaches for an escape and a chance to rejuvenate. But summer break isn’t all that it used to be. With 2023 […]
The latest IPCC report on Mitigation of Climate Change provides an exhaustive list of solutions across the energy, buildings, transport, land and industrial sectors which show that it is possible to cut emissions quickly and cheaply. It is clear that the next few years are very critical for countries that are accelerating mitigation measures. Unless […]
India’s GDP per capita is already 16% lower than it would have been without human-caused warming since 1991, according to a study cited by the IPCC report [Ch 16, p.22]. India is the country that is economically harmed the most by climate change, with every tonne of carbon dioxide emitted globally costing the country around […]