Brown to Green Report 2019

 

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Topics covered: Key findings of Brown to Green Report 2019

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The Brown to Green Report 2019 is the world’s most comprehensive review of G20 climate action. It provides concise and comparable information on G20 country mitigation action, finance and adaptation.

The report covers 80 indicators and is developed by experts from 14 research organizations.

 

 

Highlights

• India is the only country that is close to the 1.5-degree Celsius temperature rise. It is the scenario set by the global scenario in the Paris Agreement that will lead to disastrous consequences.
• G20 countries are responsible for 80% of global Green House Gas emissions.
• Every year between 1998 and 2017, the G20 countries lost 142 billion USD on average due to extreme weather events.
• Brazil and Germany were the only two countries with long term goals.
• The other countries like Russia, Indonesia, China, Saudi Arabia, EU and Turkey are lagging ambitious NDC targets as required by the Paris Agreement
• Australia was the worst-performing country in terms of climate response according to the report.
• Russia, France, Italy, Germany and India were the highest-ranked countries that faced economic losses from extreme weather events. Around 181 countries were taken for the ranking

 

G20 

G20 is an international forum for the governments and central bank governors from 19 countries and the European Union (EU) including India. It was founded in 1999.

The Grouping was established with the aim of discussing policies pertaining to promotion of international financial stability. Collectively, the grouping account to 90% of the world GDP with two-third world population and 80% of world trade.

 

India: Brown to Green Report 2019

 

Source: The Hindu

 

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