Rising climate risks

India must estimate and publicise the large gap between the commitments of developed countries and their fair obligation for mitigation

The average global temperatures in June and July 2023 were the highest in recorded history. Forest fires are becoming more widespread, burning nearly twice as much tree cover today as they did 20 years ago. The average global ocean temperature has smashed records for May, June and July. At home, the Centre for Science and Environment has estimated that extreme weather events were reported at some place or the other on 314 out of 365 days in 2022.

Clearly, climate risks are not mere future threats.  Thirty years of global cooperation for climate risk mitigation has not worked. Between 1990 and