Role of ozone in environment – ozone layer – ozone depleting gases – Green House Effect, Radiative effects of Greenhouses Gases – Hydrological Cycle – Green House Gases and Global Warming – Carbon Cycle.

Importance of Atmosphere – Physical Chemical Characteristics of Atmosphere – Vertical structure of the atmosphere – Composition of the atmosphere – Atmospheric stability – Temperature profile of the atmosphere – Lapse rates – Temperature inversion – effects of inversion on pollution dispersion.

Causes of Climate change : Change of Temperature in the environment – Melting of ice Pole-sea level rise-Impacts of Climate Change on various sectors – Agriculture, Forestry and Ecosystem – Water Resources – Human Health – Industry, Settlement and Society – Methods and Scenarios – Projected Impacts for Different Regions – Uncertainties in the Projected Impacts of Climate Change – Risk of Irreversible Changes.

Climate change and Carbon credits – CDM – Initiatives in India-Kyoto Protocol Intergovernmental Panel on Climate change – Climate Sensitivity and Feedbacks – The Montreal Protocol – UNFCCC- IPCC – Evidences of Changes in Climate and Environment – on a Global Scale and in India.

Clean Development Mechanism – Carbon Trading – examples of future Clean Technology – Biodiesel – Natural Compost – Eco-Friendly Plastic – Alternate Energy – Hydrogen – Bio-fuels – Solar Energy – Wind – Hydroelectric Power – Mitigation Efforts in India and Adaptation funding Key Mitigation Technologies and Practices – Energy Supply – Transport – Buildings – Industry – Agriculture – Forestry – Carbon sequestration – Carbon capture and storage (CCS) – Waste (MSW) & Bio waste, Biomedical, Industrial waste – International and Regional cooperation.