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Climate Transparency Report - 2022
October 29 , 2022
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- The eighth edition of the Climate Transparency report was released recently.
- G20 members with highest total subsidies for fossil fuels are China, Indonesia and the United Kingdom.
- In 2021, emissions in power and real estate sector were higher than pre-pandemic levels.
- The per capita emissions in these sectors in China and Turkey are currently higher than 2019 levels.
- Countries with highest increase in renewable energy share are the United Kingdom (67 per cent), Japan (48 per cent) and Mexico (40 per cent).
- The lowest increase was seen in Russia (16 per cent) and Italy (14 per cent).
- India experienced an income loss of 159 billion USD in service, manufacturing, agriculture and construction sectors because of extreme heat in 2021.
- This is equal to 5.4 per cent of its GDP.
- The heat exposure in India caused a loss of 167 billion potential labour hours – a 39 per cent increase from 1990-1999.
- The labour productivity in the country is expected to decline by 5 per cent from 1986-2006 level if global temperature increases by 1.5°C.
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