RSTV topic on CARBON TRADING & CLIMATE CHANGE for UPSC

CARBON TRADING & CLIMATE CHANGE       Introduction India has been at the forefront of an intense battle to protect the environment by reducing its carbon footprint. To this end, it has invested heavily in low-carbon technologies, has successfully switched to renewable energy, and has intensified its efforts to protect forests. During this process, it obtained hundreds of millions of carbon credits or emission reduction certificates, also called CERs. According to the current Kyoto…

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UN framework convention of Climate Change (UNFCCC COP25)

UN framework convention of Climate Change  Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change   WHAT The 25th session of Conference of Parties under the UN Framework Convention of Climate Change (UNFCCC COP25) was held in Madrid, Spain.   WHAT WILL HAPPEN AT COP25 UN Climate Conference will bring together governments, businesses, local authorities and civil society in Madrid to express support for the Paris Agreement and for urgent climate action. It will build momentum on…

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Climate Change Performance Index 2019: Germanwatch

Climate Change Performance Index 2019   For: Preliminary & Mains Topics covered: About the Climate Change Performance Index and its key findings About Paris Agreement   News Flash The Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI) tracks countries’ efforts to combat climate change. As an independent monitoring tool, it aims to enhance transparency in international climate politics and enables a comparison of climate protection efforts and progress made by individual countries. India, for the first time, ranks…

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