Abstract:
Increased global population has led to higher fossil fuel consumption and CO2 emissions. Rising CO2 concentrations and other greenhouse gases have caused a temperature increase of 2-3 degrees Celsius since the industrial revolution. Consequences include extreme weather events, melting polar ice caps, and the risk of submergence for coastal areas. To combat climate change, international protocols, lowcarbon technologies, and a transition to renewable energy sources are necessary
Speakers Bio:
Prof Ajit Padmakar Anchhatre is an Emeritus Professor of Environmental Engineering and Management at Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok. He did his B.Tech. Chemical Engineering, from Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India in 1979 and Ph.D., Environmental Engineering from Centre for Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, India in 198.
He taught at AIT Bangkok from 1994 to 2018 where he taught more than 75 courses during 28 years of his academic career, guided 18 Doctoral and 125 Masters students and carried research and consulting projects of about 10 million US Dollars. After coming back to India, He joined the School of Engineering at IIT Mandi as a Visiting Professor. He has published more than 150 papers in refereed journals, reports and manuals. Made more than 200 presentations in conferences, workshops and seminars.