CLIMATE CHANGE: A Major Cause Of Poverty & The Biggest Threat To The Earth
CLIMATE CHANGE: A Major Cause Of Poverty & The Biggest Threat To The Earth By: Yashaswi Diwakar Sinha What is Climate Change? Climate change refers to long-term shifts in temperatures and weather patterns . These shifts may be natural, such as through variations in the solar cycle which is a consequence of carbon emission by humans. Burning fossil fuels generates greenhouse gas emissions that act like a blanket wrapped around the Earth, trapping the sun's heat and raising the Earth's temperatures. How does climate change cause poverty? According to the UNDP, today over 2 billion people i.e. one-third of the global population - are poor or about to become poor and face tenacious threats to their livelihoods, including from climate change. As indicated by the estimates of the World Bank, by 2030 more than 100 million individuals could be pushed back into extreme poverty due to climate change, while over 200 million individuals could be displaced due to more...