13 Environment · 13.6 Urban environment
13.6.8 Climate change: UNFCCC, Kyoto, Paris, IPCC and NAPCC
Climate change is driven by rising greenhouse gases; the world responds through the UNFCCC (1992), the Kyoto Protocol (1997) and the Paris Agreement (2015), guided by IPCC science, while India's own response is the NAPCC (2008), whose Sustainable Habitat mission targets cities.
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Key terms
- greenhouse gases
- global warming
- carbon footprint
- IPCC
- UNFCCC
- CBDR
- Annex I
- Kyoto Protocol
- CDM
- Paris Agreement
- NDC
- global stocktake
- Panchamrit
- net zero 2070
- NAPCC
- National Mission on Sustainable Habitat
- SAPCC
- Montreal Protocol
- Kigali
What this note covers
- Core factsFoundation
- ExplainedStandard
- DeeperAdvanced
- Mains writingMains writing
- Common trapsFoundation
- Quick revisionFoundation
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