Factsheet: Who is emitting what

As per the latest data, China, comprised of 19.2 percent of the world’s population, was the  world’s leading emitter of greenhouse gas (GHG) with an almost 24.5 per cent share

Factsheet: Climate change FAQs

Climate change refers to a change of climate attributed directly or indirectly to human  activity that alters the composition of the global atmosphere

Factsheet: Extreme Weather Events

The number of extreme weather events is rising alarmingly across the world—increase in  heatwave frequency and the number of warm days and nights across Europe, hurricanes in the USA

Factsheet: Methane and climate change

Methane is a powerful greenhouse gas. Its global warming potential is about 28 times greater than that of carbon dioxide. It is the second most prevalent greenhouse gas (GHG)

Factsheet: Climate finance

Climate finance involves flow of funds from developed to developing countries to help them cut  their emissions and adapt to climate change. The finance is necessary to fund activities

Factsheet: The state of negotiations

The international response to climate change has been in the form of a global climate  regime  under the umbrella of the UN, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

Factsheet: Carbon budget and INDCs

In its fifth assessment report, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has published an emission budget which tells us how much CO2 the world can emit to stay below 2°C global war

Factsheet: Who is emitting?

As per analysis of the Washington DC-based global research organisation World Resources Institute (WRI) for 2011, China, comprising almost 20 per cent of the world’s population

Factsheet: What to expect at Peru

Different bodies are mandated to negotiate for different elements under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Some of the negotiating platforms

Factsheet: HFCS - realising the potential for climate benefits from the Montreal Protocol

In 1987, the Montreal Protocol phased out the use of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), an ozone-depleting substance (ODS) used as coolants in refrigeration and air conditioning.

Factsheet: Global Emissions

In 2013, the Netherlands Environmental Agency (NEA) jointly with the European Commission (EC) published a report on global carbon emissions. One of the major highlights of the report was that 2012

Factsheet: Extreme Weather Events

There has been evidence since 1950 of changes in climate extremes. Observed changes in climate extremes reflect the influence of anthropogenic climate change in addition to natural climate...

Factsheet: Energy efficiency of appliances

According to the Consumer Electronics and Appliances Manufacturers Association, consumer electronics and appliances in India is a 45,000-crore-rupee industry.

Factsheet: Agriculture and forestry

Agriculture, forestry and other land use (AFOLU) is a broad category of emissions that has been used by the IPCC since 2006. It widely used in national greenhouse gas inventories and combines two

Factsheet: Black carbon - A short-lived climate forcer

Black carbon is a component of soot, released during combustion, particularly incomplete combustion of fossil fuels or biomass. It is released when carbon is only partially combusted.

Factsheet: HFCs - Safe for Ozone, yet a Potent Greenhouse Gas

Montreal Protocol, the multilateral treaty to protect the ozone layer, has been a successful environmental agreement. But animpasse over restricting the use of extremely potent greenhouse gases

Factsheet: Inclusion of aviation

In 2008, the EU decided to extend the scope of its Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions trading scheme (EU ETS) to include emissions from the aviation

Factsheet: Loss and damage and liablity

In the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, the debate on the link between extreme weather-related events and climate change

Factsheet: Sharing the climate burden

Equity has been central to the multilateral negotiations on climate change mitigation and adaptation...

Factsheet: What's on the table at Doha

The last conference of the Parties that took place inDurban in 2011 has put climate negotiations at thecrossroads again. The decisions taken at Cancun in2010 supported a bottom-up approach...

Factsheet: Who is emitting

As per World Resources Institute's Climate Analysis Indicators Tools