IPCC 6th Assessment Report: What does it mean for India ?
As soon as IPCC released it's assessment report, the news spread like wildfire creating anguish and sparked people about the consequential threat of climate change. Amid all the information and facts what everyone wanted to find out was what does this report meant for India ? so I thought I would gather info from various sources and would compile that info in my blog so that it could reach to the masses. What IPCC is ? The IPCC was established in 1988 by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the World Meteorological Organization. Its mission was to provide global policymakers with periodic, scientific assessments of climate change to guide national and global policies. The reports by IPCC assess the scientific basis of climate change, its impacts and future risks, and options for adaptation and mitigation. The findings of the IPCC reports state the "level of confidence" with which they are made. However, the reports usually do not make any policy recommendat...