COP26

*Recarbonizing global soils - A technical manual of recommended management practices* FAO, 2021 the existing data on the impacts of the main soil management practices on SOC content in a wide array of environments, including the advantages, drawbacks, and constraints. 

Volume 1:  - Introduction and methodology http://www.fao.org/3/cb6386en/cb6386en.pdf 

Volume 2:  - Hot spots and bright spots of soil organic carbon  http://www.fao.org/3/cb6378en/cb6378en.pdf hot spots of SOC as areas that represent a proportionally little of the global land surface but on which SOC storage is highly effective; bright spots as large land areas with low SOC stocks per km2 that represent a potential for further carbon sequestration.

Volume 3:  Cropland, grassland, integrated systems and farming approaches - Practices overview.   http://www.fao.org/3/cb6595en/cb6595en.pdf 49 practices that have a direct impact on SOC sequestration and maintenance in cropland, grassland, integrated systems and farming approaches.

Volume 4 - Cropland, grassland, integrated systems and farming approaches - Case studies.  http://www.fao.org/3/cb6598en/cb6598en.pdf  51 case studies dealing with cropland, grassland, integrated systems and farming approaches.

Volume 5 - Forestry, wetlands, urban soils – Practices overview http://www.fao.org/3/cb6606en/cb6606en.pdf 24 practices that have a direct impact on SOC sequestration and maintenance in forestry, wetlands and urban soils.

Volume 6: - Forestry, wetlands, and urban soils – Case studies http://www.fao.org/3/cb6605en/cb6605en.pdf  30 case studies dealing with forestry, wetlands and urban soils management.

India’s Climate Action Pledges at Paris COP21 (NDC) and Glasgow COP26: What are these, how far have we come and what needs to improve?

https://www.cenfa.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Indias-Climate-Action-Pledges-at-Paris-CoP-21-NDC-and-Glasgow-CoP26-What-are-these-how-far-have-we-come-and-what-needs-to-improve-A-briefing-paper.pdf    By Soumya Dutta | November 1, 2022 

India’s upper-middle and upper classes consume at much higher rates and contribute to emissions at nearly comparable global average rates  https://scroll.in/article/984472/in-india-the-rich-cause-seven-times-more-emissions-than-the-poor .The mean carbon footprint of every Indian was estimated at 0.56 tonne per year – 0.19 tonne per capita among the poor and 1.32 tonne among the rich. To control the climate crisis at the national level, India thus needs to address inequalities, said the study. If economic growth does allow India’s middle classes to move into higher expenditure brackets, India can control the potential explosion in emissions by reworking its policies on food and energy use, it added.

SD write in an email - this does not include India's very recently released "Long Term Low Emission Development Strategy" LT-LEDS points

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Climate hazards threaten nearly 70% of population of a third of world cities, finds a new report by the CDP, a London-based non-profit which runs the world’s environmental disclosure system for companies, cities, states and regions.

https://countercurrents.org/2022/10/climate-hazards-threaten-70-of-population-of-a-third-of-worlds-cities/ 

The analysis in Protecting People and the Planet, (https://www.cdp.net/en/research/global-reports/protecting-people-and-the-planet) released on October 13, 2022, is based on responses of 998 cities from across the globe to CDP-ICLEI Track in 2022, the world’s leading climate progress reporting platform for cities.

The report shows that cities taking at least one people-centered climate action, where the needs and experiences of people, especially vulnerable groups, are examined and considered from the assessment to implementation stages of action are realizing multiple additional benefits, on top of reducing emissions.

28/10/20022

 Role of Cities in Climate Action  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ura2Xdf9xNI   Panel Talk by Dr Priyadarshini Karve, National Convener, INECC, Visakhapatnam - Session 1 India’s Challenges and Opportunities in This Decade (held on 18th Feb, 2022 
PIC Climate Conference 2022 on Decade of Change :
It is well-known that cities are a major contributors to climate change - about 75% of total global carbon emissions are from cities alone. To become a part of the solution ,city planning needs a new blueprint, with decentralisation, community participation and resilience built-into its foundations. For citizen involvement to be effective, communication strategies need to tailored as per the needs and capacities of citizens.