Climate Talks In Paris: The Need For An Ambitious But Equitable Agreement
by The Daily Eye Team November 30 2015, 3:07 pm Estimated Reading Time: 0 mins, 36 secsWorld leaders meet today in Paris, not to discuss terrorism, but to discuss another of our generation's biggest threat, climate change. It is clear that already, when temperatures have risen by less than 1?C, over pre-industrial era, the world is seeing weird and devastating weather events. In India, farmers are hit again and again with unseasonal rain, hail and extreme rain and temperatures, which is crippling their livelihoods, driving them to destitution and even death. Therefore, Paris needs to arrive at an effective and ambitious agreement to reduce emissions and to keep the world below the 2?C rise guardrail - an increase that is seen to be least risky and most attainable today. Read More at www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com