A recent report by the UN's IPCC gives India a "huge" opportunity to develop differently and also stresses on the need to make smooth and viable transition from coal, two professors, who were part of the technical support unit of the IPCC, have said. According to the report released by the UN's Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change (IPCC), India could witness deadly heatwaves if the planet's temperature goes up by two degrees Celsius. At +2 degrees Celsius warming, Karachi (Pakistan) and Kolkata (India) could expect annual conditions equivalent to their deadly 2015 heatwaves (medium confidence), the report stated. "India has several successful initiatives underway, however, these are not enough for a global 1.5 C transition. "Can we build our cities differently?

Source: dna October 14, 2018 15:56 UTC