Ashok Gulati, Purvi Thangaraj write: Better nutrition, fewer emissions

 Indian agriculture faces a double whammy. Not only does it have to feed the largest population, it has to do so while contending with the increasing vagaries of nature. (Representative)

At the Hiroshima Summit 2023, the G7 nations stressed that the peak for global Green House Gas (GHG) emissions should be reached by 2025. They also committed to an “Acceleration Agenda” for G7 countries to reach net-zero emissions by around 2040 and urged emerging economies to do so by around 2050. China has committed to net zero by 2060 and India by 2070.

However, emerging trends in climate change may not give humanity the luxury of being too late. Severe costs are likely to be inflicted in terms of human lives and livelihoods, especially for those working in the agriculture sector, with every 1 degree Celsius increase in temperature compared to pre-industrial levels. India has the largest workforce (45.6 per cent in 2021-22) engaged in agriculture amongst G20 countries. The impact of climate change may be disproportionate for India.

There is renewed urgency in this matter as the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) has forecast that global near-surface temperatures are likely to increase by 1.1°C to 1.8°C annually from 2023 to 2027. It also anticipates that temperatures will exceed 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels for at least one year within this period. According to the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), India experienced its fifth hottest year on record in 2022..

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First published on: 29-05-2023 at 07:35 IST

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