Stressing on importance of sharing of technology for adaptation and mitigation of climate change, Javadekar said: “It (technology) must be available without barriers to all those who want to use it”.
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Yet there are significant regional differences on the perceived problems posed by global warming. The Chinese were the least concerned among 40 nations surveyed. In Asia, India, the Philippines, and Vietnam are among the most concerned about the effects of climate change with 76 percent, 72 percent, and 69 percent of respondents respectively stating they agree that “Global climate change is a very serious problem”.
According to Elver, food security faces “severe and distinct threats” due to climate change, which could push an additional 600 million people into a situation of malnutrition by 2080.
Center Director Tom Karl said he agreed with that.
“As a result of climate change we’re already seeing increases in the number and severity of droughts, floods, unseasonal weather and pests that directly impact cost, availability and quality of natural ingredients”, she continues.
“In other words, not all countries can be held equally accountable for the state of climate change that we face”, official sources said.
“As the Paris conference approaches, majorities in 39 nations (Pakistan is the outlier) say they support their country limiting its emissions as part of a climate accord”, it added.
The new survey, conducted in person and by telephone with 45,435 people from March through May, found that Latin American and African countries were most concerned about global warming.
The informal deadline for submission of these INDCs was October 1, and as of now, more than 150 countries have stepped forward to publish their INDCs and allow public review.
Only Israelis (30 per cent) and Russians (26 per cent) are more likely to say that climate change is not a serious concern.
After six years of negotiations, leaders from 155 nations have presented plans to address climate change including 114 developing countries, which are often on the receiving end of disasters linked to climate change like flooding, droughts, and tsunamis.
The Climate Change Performance Index ranks countries’ attitudes towards climate protection by measuring emission levels, greenhouse gas emission growth, energy efficiency and favorability of climate policies.
To do this she says that companies need to set a clear strategy in place, which Neal’s Yards has done by setting up a carbon management hierarchy in place to ensure that it is reducing emissions and doing so in the most efficient way: 1. A median of just 38% believe “Developing countries should do just as much as rich countries because they will produce most of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions in the future”.
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The lasting legacy of climate change will be heat.
