Deep Decarbonization — The Ultimate Solution To Climate Change
Decarbonization is the only way to reach net-zero emissions.
In December 2015, 196 countries worldwide joined forces in Paris, France, for the first-ever legally binding global climate deal, popularly called the Paris Climate Agreement. The aim was to slow down climate change by limiting global warming to well below 2 degrees Celsius and to pursue efforts to limit the increase to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels.
Global warming is the increase in the earth’s temperature because of the emission of Greenhouse Gases like Carbon dioxide, Methane, Nitrous Oxide, and Chlorofluorocarbons. This has resulted in increased sea-levels, extreme seasonal temperatures, reduced snow cover and sea ice, more torrential rains and intense storms, and habitat changes for plants and animals.
The Energy sector is responsible for 73% of human-caused GHG emissions. It includes transportation (15%), electricity and heat (30%), buildings, manufacturing and construction (12%), fugitive emissions (leaks and other unintended or irregular releases of gases), and other fuel combustion. Apart from…
