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Climate change

Climate change for UPSC Prelims and Mains, taught in 3 parts. Each part has tables, exam traps, a recap and practice questions, and every paragraph is explained in Marathi.

Quick recap: Climate change: quick recap

The whole chapter in one sitting: greenhouse gases, warming and the ozone treaties; the IPCC, the UNFCCC and Kyoto; the Paris Agreement, carbon markets, finance and India's climate action.

Parts of this chapter

Part 1

Greenhouse gases, global warming and the ozone layer

How the greenhouse effect works; the main greenhouse gases, their sources and global warming potentials; observed warming, feedbacks and impacts; the stratospheric ozone layer, the chemicals that destroy it and the Antarctic ozone hole; the Vienna Convention, the Montreal Protocol and the Kigali Amendment, with India's commitments. Part 2

The IPCC, the UN climate convention and the Kyoto Protocol

How the IPCC assesses climate science and its main reports; the UNFCCC, its objective, its principle of common but differentiated responsibilities and its groups of countries; the Kyoto Protocol, its targets, gases and market mechanisms, the Doha Amendment; the COPs from Bali to Warsaw and REDD+. Part 3

The Paris Agreement, carbon markets and India's climate action

The Paris Agreement's goals, nationally determined contributions, the transparency framework and the global stocktake; India's NDC and net zero 2070; Article 6 carbon markets; India's Carbon Credit Trading Scheme and Green Credit Programme; climate finance and the loss and damage fund; the NAPCC and its eight missions; India-led alliances.

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