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Dr. Seema Javed Europe is warming even faster than the rest of the world. Crippling droughts in southern Italy. Devastating wildfires in Portugal. Killer floods in Central Europe. Climate change is wreaking havoc in Europe. The 1997 and 2002 floods in Central Europe were described as once in a century …

Dr.Seema Javed @seemajaved The Yale Program on Climate Change Communication, in collaboration with C-Voter, has released the Yale Climate Opinion Maps for India. This interactive tool provides the first-ever estimates of public responses to climate change in 34 of India’s 36 states and union territories, and in 604 districts, depicting …

Dr. Seema Javed  Extreme weather has caused a minimum of $41 billion damage in the six months since the last major climate conference, according to a new report by international development charity Christian Aid. They say that not enough progress has been made since COP28 in the United Arab Emirates …

Dr. Seema Javed  The latest study  suggests that emissions from the fossil fuel sector – oil & gas may be grossly undercounted. The airborne methane surveys of oil and gas systems continue to discover large emissions that are missing from official estimates. It was discovered that  Oil and gas producers in major …

Dr. Seema Javed Progress on electricity transition across states highlights the need for states to strengthen regulatory frameworks and develop transition plans. Key Takeaways Karnataka and Gujarat, the top performers in 2023, maintained strong performance in 2024. They continue to perform well in power sector decarbonisation and are well-positioned to …

Dr. Seema Javed Even if CO2 emissions were to be drastically cut down starting today, the world economy is already committed to an income reduction of 19 percent until 2050 due to climate change, a new study published in “Nature” finds. These damages are six times larger than the mitigation …

Dr. Utkarsh Sinha During the Corona transition time, many families from urban as well as rural areas became unemployed due to the lockdown. Continuous efforts are being made by the Parmarth Samajsevi Sansthan  to provide employment to these families. The NGO has established nurseries through self-help groups for the livelihood …

Dr. Seema Javed Air quality analysis for seven major cities in India during winter months revealed that Varanasi  was the only city that met national standards for PM 2.5 in the winter of 2023 and 2024.The city made progress despite being part of the Indo Gangetic Plains (IGP) region,which is the most …

Dr. Seema Javed   Coal plays a vital role in India’s energy security. India is the second-largest coal producer in the world after China. India has among the top five coal reserves in the world, besides the USA, Australia, Russia and China. The country has around 344-billion tonnes (BT) in coal reserves and 163 …

Dr. Seema Javed   Adaptation Projects are being implemented to reduce climate risks and vulnerabilities due to Climate change impacts across the world. Gender and climate justice implications of different adaptation options are increasingly being felt. There are nine major sectors where climate change adaptation actions are taken, according to a …