UPSC : Climate change, Important concepts, conventions related to Climate change.
Channel: Potential IAS
Date: 2023-04-02

A recent research paper published in the Nature journal revealed that the United States is the largest contributor to the global mean surface temperature (GMST) change resulting from historical emissions of carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide since 1850. The US contributed to 17.3% of the change, followed by China with 12.3%, while India contributed 4.8%. The paper titled "National contributions to climate change due to historical emissions of carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide since 1850” authored by researchers from Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research, School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia (UEA); CICERO Center for International Climate Research, Oslo, Norway; International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), Laxenburg, Austria among others stated that developed nations' emissions have contributed significantly to warming since the industrial revolution.
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