Climate Change
Environment · जलवायु परिवर्तन
📋Quick Overview
Key facts about Climate Change for RRB NTPC, SSC CGL, and other competitive exams. These are frequently asked in the GK section and mastering them ensures easy marks.
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Greenhouse Effect — Trapping heat by gases — CO₂, CH₄, N₂O, water vapor, CFCs
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Global Warming — Rise in average temperature — ~1.1°C above pre-industrial levels
📖Climate Change
| Name | Detail | Key Fact |
|---|---|---|
| Greenhouse Effect | Trapping heat by gases | CO₂, CH₄, N₂O, water vapor, CFCs |
| Global Warming | Rise in average temperature | ~1.1°C above pre-industrial levels |
| Paris Agreement | 2015 | Limit warming to 1.5°C — 196 countries signed |
| Kyoto Protocol | 1997 | First binding treaty to reduce greenhouse gases |
| IPCC | Intergovernmental Panel on CC | Nobel Peace Prize 2007 (with Al Gore) |
| Carbon footprint | CO₂ emissions per person/activity | Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalent |
| India's target | Net Zero by 2070 | Announced by PM Modi at COP26 (Glasgow, 2021) |
| Most CO₂ emitter | China | Followed by USA and India (3rd) |
📝Key Points
- •Greenhouse Effect: Trapping heat by gases: CO₂, CH₄, N₂O, water vapor, CFCs
- •Global Warming: Rise in average temperature: ~1.1°C above pre-industrial levels
- •Paris Agreement: 2015: Limit warming to 1.5°C — 196 countries signed
- •Kyoto Protocol: 1997: First binding treaty to reduce greenhouse gases
- •IPCC: Intergovernmental Panel on CC: Nobel Peace Prize 2007 (with Al Gore)
- •Carbon footprint: CO₂ emissions per person/activity: Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalent