India’s push for more coal to increase methane emissions
India proposes to open 52 new coal mines of at least one million tonne capacity each, which could increase the country’s methane emissions by 45 million tonnes in 20 years
India proposes to open 52 new coal mines of at least one million tonne capacity each, which could increase the country’s methane emissions by 45 million tonnes in 20 years
High heat and humidity will take an increasing toll in death and ill-health in India and other tropical countries unless global temperature rise is limited to 1.5 degrees Celsius
Climate change has hastened the melting of snow in the Himalayas in recent decades, creating unprecedented vulnerabilities that scientists are yet to fully understand
Climate change made the Uttarakhand flash flood in the Indian Himalayas possible, and poor development policies on building dams and roads made it disastrous
The United Nations has warned that immediate action is needed to face the triple environmental emergency of climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution
As the world warms and glaciers retreat faster, there is need to brace for more disasters and minimise impacts by reviewing ill-planned dams and roads in the Himalayas