Assignment-1

Inge Rocker raised the question, “the crescendos of inclination to consume”. To halt the
climate change, Paris Agreement was developed whose ultimate aim was to hold the rising
temperature below 2°C which potentials will reduce abrupt climate change, rising sea levels by
developed and developing countries by 2100. It also includes to switch down emissions and
achieve carbon neutrality in second half of the century by addition of more sinks. It aims to
develop climate-resilient strategies to safeguard the existing food production but will also
promote sustainable lifestyles which will be financed as Green Climate Fund by developed
countries voluntarily to poor countries.

Assignment-2

Paris Agreement can be achieved by commitments and innovation in actions of the private
sector. We can view the actions taken towards climate change through the perspective of good
environment, economy and business. The outreach of sustainability has grown wider leading to
switching a target of 50% to renewables. Post- Paris world have raised pilot projects in energy
efficiency, climate change risk assessment, and agricultural supply chains across developing
countries. Private sector pledges to remove deforestation and reduce landfill waste which will
involve the introduction of environment revenues and carbon taxes which will direct some
money to safeguard the environment.

Assignment-3

Welzer once said that, “In 21st century the wars will be fought over water and food shortage,
climate change”. Land conflicts will be on desertification, deforestation and urbanization
whereas the water conflicts will be fought over availability, purity and accessibility. Agriculture
cannot be supported in future because only finite sources are available leading to acute food
shortages and price hike. Climate change will lead to mass migration, social disruptions and
finally conflict. What will happen if there are no conflict-neutralizing institutions. Slowly
conditions will be worst which will bring regressive tendencies of politics to the surface
ultimately leading to WAR.

Assignment- 4

Climate change has been increasing since past 130 years where the global temperature has
been successfully warmed. Climate change is a driver of disease migration and exacerbate
health effects. Climate change effects affects environmental determinants of health which can
contribute to increased rate of cardiovascular, respiratory and renal disease in vulnerable
population especially in children and elderly people. Increased pollen may increase rates of
asthma. High rainfall lead to water accumulation which create breeding grounds for disease-
carrying insects eg: Malaria, Dengue. Rising temperature decreases the annual crop production
leading to undernutrition and malnutrition in countries like Africa and third-world countries.

Assignment-5

Biodiversity loss caused by habitat fragmentation, human-induced changes and overharvesting

not only impacts the food produce, pollination, clean water, flood control, pest control, waste
decomposition and energy resources but most vitally the climate stability. Climate change
effects plant growth by altering periods of flowering and germination and decomposition of
dead plants by variety of species of bacteria and fungi. Loss of local species found in the soil
contributes to excessive loss of plant production lead to ozone pollution, acid deposition on
forests and nutrient pollution. In aquatic ecosystems a regular nutrient-cycling is necessary to
maintain the ecosystem stability and functioning.

Assignment- 6:

Climate change happens due to various natural and anthropogenic reasons; but anthropogenic
activities like urbanization, fossil fuel burning, deforestation have led to a steep inclination to
rise in temperature of the planet leading to global warming and climate change. Climate change
is causing droughts more severe and longer, floods more frequent, sea level rise, heavy
precipitation and storms more dangerous effecting the biosphere. Adaptation and mitigation
strategies to either adapt or reduce the risk climate change. We can opt energy efficient
buildings, transportation and energy supply via renewable sources to reduce GHG emissions,
agroforestry to increase productivity in people’s interest.

Assignment 7:

There is huge need of finance funding in the developing countries because the undeveloped or
developing countries cannot afford the loss and damage caused by climate disasters. The
finance issue is still unfinished because the developed countries who took a pledge of financing
these countries are refusing now which is creating a toxic and dysfunctional relationship
between them. Developing countries should draft recommendations which would say that
inhibiting polluting industries from weakening climate policy to make developed countries
stringent on their funding. The funding is an essential component so that these countries
develop national plans for mitigation and adaptation strategies.
Assignment-8

The Climate change link has been completely wiped off from the US White House
website because of the Donald Trump’s denial on the orders undoing Obama-era
climate change regulations in the US. These countries are still sluggish in achieving
a 1.5ᵒC drop rate via reducing emissions since the funding which earlier was
promised is not provided to them. These countries are still vulnerable to an anti-
reflexive politics of climate change denials by the political leaders of other
developed counties. However, some of the countries have stepped forward and
other countries should follow their traits in achieving this blue planet
sustainability.

Assignment-9

The day is not far when we will be in the black hole of water. The reason why water shortage
should be included in the agenda of COP 24 is that our food security, basic needs and health
revolve around water and the climate change has a huge impact leading to either dwindling of
water resources like droughts or excess of water resources like flood, hurricanes and cyclones.
We can go for designing new sustainable and effective policies which will reduce the economic
costs, environmental impacts and to provide developing countries with the implementation means,
especially finance and technology transfer.

Assignment- 10

Climate justice is a people-centered approach which involve human rights and development of
a citizen and safeguarding the rights of the most vulnerable poor and under-resourced people
sharing the burdens of climate change; its impacts and sustainable lifestyles equitably and fairly
between developed and developing countries. Climate justice requires effective action on a
global scale which in turn requires a pooling of resources and a sharing of skills across the
world. The ultimate goal of the Paris Agreement is to avoid the worst impacts of climate change
and their rights and role of people and communities in shaping climate actions.