UPSC CURRENT AFFAIRS – 23 November 2024 covers important current affairs of the day, their backward linkages, their relevance for Prelims exam and MCQs on main articles InstaLinks : Insta Links help you think beyond the current affairs issue and help you think multidimensionally to develop depth in your understanding of these issues. …
Source: IE Context: Argentina, under President Javier Milei’s leadership, is reconsidering its commitment to the Paris Agreement, citing philosophical disagreements and a re-evaluation of its climate strategies. About Paris Agreement: Adoption: Signed in 2015 by 195 countries to address global climate change. Goals: Limit global temperature rise to well below 2°C, with efforts to cap …
GS Paper 3: Topics Covered: Conservation related issues. Context: Energy giants like Russia and Saudi Arabia have been looking for a slice of the rising market in India. As per the estimates of the Organisation of the Petroleum-Exporting Countries (Opec), world oil demand will rise from 96.44 million barrels per day (mb/d) in 2021 …
Continue reading “Why does India need a transition strategy away from fossil fuel?”
Context: There has been quite a lot of debate on India’s dependence on coal against the backdrop of the Conference of the Parties (COP26) meeting. Despite the environment minister adopting a similar position on the eve of the COP26, the Government of India has, for the first time, made a commitment to achieve …
Continue reading “Insights into Editorial: Does India have a right to burn fossil fuels?”
GS Paper 3 Topics Covered: Conservation related issues. Context: The United Nations Environment Programme’s (UNEP) latest Production Gap Report has revealed that 15 of the top fossil fuel producing countries, including India, are not prepared to meet the requirements of the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement. Paris Agreement seeks to keep global warming “well below 2 …
Continue reading “India’s fossil fuel production exceeds Paris Agreement goals:”
GS Paper 3 Topics Covered: Conservation related issues. Context: According to a new study (published in the journal Nature), global fossil fuel extraction needs to go down to keep global warming to below 1.5 degrees Celsius, which is the target set by the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement. Key findings: The global oil and gas …
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