Abstract
As hundreds of residents are evacuated from the Himalayan pilgrimage
town of Joshimath, the realities of the scale of impact of extreme disasters
associated with a changing climate and other uncertainties loom large in
India. Globally, scientists have proven beyond belief that these disastrous
events are caused by human action, that is, they are anthropogenic in
nature. They agree that the anthropogenic emission of greenhouse gases,
especially since the Industrial Revolution, originates from the energy sector:
the mining and burning of coal, generation of thermal power, vehicular
emissions, and other emissions, such as those from industries. One way to
deal with the growing incidence of climate-related extreme events is to
reduce fossil-fuel consumption and gradually move to a decarbonised
world. This is why nations across the world have committed to reducing
carbon emissions to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050 at the Conference of
Parties (CoP) 21, held in Paris in 2015, and CoP 26, held in Glasgow in
2022. While the review of Ruth Gamble’s book directly addresses the
Himalayan problem, all the other book reviews in this issue address the
question of climate change.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1-3 |
Journal | Ecology, Economy and Society - the INSEE |
Volume | 6 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2023 |