CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -The Greenhouse Gases (GHGs) are on the rise back to pre-COVID levels. In 2020 there was a historic drop of about 5.4% in the level of gases. The levels of carbon dioxide and other GHG’s are on a continuous rise.

Detailed explanation-2: -Total Emissions in 2020 = 5, 981 Million Metric Tons of CO2 equivalent. Percentages may not add up to 100% due to independent rounding. * Land Use, Land-Use Change, and Forestry in the United States is a net sink and removes approximately 13% of these greenhouse gas emissions.

Detailed explanation-3: -Based on our preliminary estimates for 2020, global emissions-including emissions of all six Kyoto gases, inclusive of land-use and forests and international bunkers-dropped from 52.4 gigatons of CO2e in 2019 to 50.1 gigatons in 2020 (Figure 1).

Detailed explanation-4: -In India, annual CO2 emissions declined by 7% (or 160 Mt CO2) in 2020, a stark contrast with its average emissions growth of 3.3% from 2015 to 2019.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Emissions Gap Report 2022: The Closing Window finds that the world is far off track to limiting global warming to 1.5°C, the most-ambitious target set out by the Paris Agreement. The emissions gap is the difference between where GHGs should be in 2030 to meet the Paris goals and where they are projected to be.