Intergovernmental Panel of Climate Change Flashcards
What was the title of IPCC’s first Special Report in it’s 6th Assessment Cycle ?
Global Warming of 1.5°C
How many member states are there in UN’s IPCC ?
195
Who were the two bodies who founded IPCC in 1988 ?
- UNEP
2. WMO
What is UNEP ?
UN Environment Programme
What is WMO ?
World Meteorological Organisation
How many estimated deaths would be prevented due to dengue in Central and Latin America if temperature rise was kept to 1.5 C instead of 2C ?
3.3 Million deaths
According to a World Bank Report on Climate Change in 2015, how many people would be at risk of malaria if temperature rose beyond 2C ?
150 Million
As per Natural Climate Change (2018), 1.5C would prevent how many premature deaths due to air pollution by 2100 ?
150 Million
How many more people would be exposed to deadly heat waves if the temperature rise went to 2C ?
350 Million
According to a UNDP report in 2016, how would the number of jobs increase in the energy sector as per the 1.5C scenario ?
Double