Key learning points

1. Some people and places are more impacted by climate change than others.
2. Droughts, flooding and heatwaves in India are becoming more frequent and severe because of climate change.
3. People around the world are taking action against climate change but a lot more action is needed.
4. India is taking action in different ways to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions and adapt to climate change impacts.

Keywords

• Climate change - large-scale and long-term change in the planet’s climate, including weather patterns and average temperatures

• Monsoon - a seasonal change in wind direction that brings a very rainy season or a very dry season

• Small-scale farming - growing crops and raising livestock on a small area of land

• Greenhouse gas - gases in Earth’s atmosphere that trap heat

• Renewable energy - sources of energy that can be re-used and will not be used up or run out

Common misconception