Future Forward: India May Reach Key Paris Climate Goals 10 Years Before Deadline!
4 Dec 2018 3:18 AM GMT
Stepping up green efforts to fulfill commitments made during Paris climate agreement, India is ensuring that future generations can inhabit a safer planet.
- As per the report, each person in India was exposed to an additional 1.4 days of heat wave between 2000 and 2017 compared to the baseline period of 1986 to 2005, as per this Hindustan Times report.
- While 2017 saw 157 million additional heat wave exposure events compared to 139 million in the year before, the 2016 figure, trumps the 2012 figure by an additional 40 million.
- As per the study, 75,000 million labour hours were lost in 2017 compared to 43,000 million in 2000.
- At that rate, the share of non-fossil fuel capacity is likely to exceed 40% by the end of 2019.
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