This drop is faster than expected and is down to a rise in renewable energy generation and forest cover, according to two officials who have seen the latest assessment made for submission to the United Nations.
The report’s findings showed India well on the way to meeting a commitment to the United Nations Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), to reduce emissions intensity by 45 per cent from the 2005 level by 2030.
It was the fastest reduction so far, and was largely attributable to the government’s push towards renewables, even as fossil fuel continues to dominate the energy mix.
The progress made on reducing emissions intensity should help India avert pressure by developed nations to stop using coal, the second official said.
The Group of 20 (G20) major economies failed twice last month to agree on phasing out the use of fossil fuels and on setting concrete targets to cut emissions.
Developing countries including India are resisting higher emission reduction targets, arguing that industrialised nations unfettered use of fossil fuels have depleted resources.
In a city that suffers from a chronic lack of green areas, some are turning to old forgotten spaces to give people a breath of fresh air.
To make matters worse, the black and grey stone used in most of the pedestrian areas of the city absorb the summer heat and amplify the already skyrocketing temperatures.
A 30 minute walk west of Palazzo Venezia will lead you to the Avvocata neighbourhood, a working-class, residential area with only a handful of shops and the occasional motorbike buzzing by.
The community is now slowly starting to reclaim these green areas that were once exclusive to the city’s elite while creating a space where regular people can relax and enjoy what little shade they can find without having to pay a premium.
Although the gardens in Ex OPG are not necessarily the centrepiece of the complex, they serve the same use as the other spaces where people from all walks of life can escape the chaos of the city and be at ease for a bit.
A group of researchers led by professor Pasquale Miano at the University of Naples Federico II are looking how to connect all of the city’s abandoned green spaces and make them accessible to the public.
Nearly one-third of Turkey’s population is currently at risk of poverty or social exclusion, according to a recent report published by the Turkish Statistical Insitute.
This worrying trend risks reversing the significant achievements the country has made in combating poverty since the early 2000s, with the Turkish economy growing rapidly over the last two decades.
Turkish medical professionals have sounded the alarm over rising levels of mental illness, pointing to a “serious increase” in the use of psychiatric drugs.
Speaking to Euronews last autumn, Timothy Ash, an emerging markets expert at BlueBay Asset Management, said economic mismanagement by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Justice and Development Party (AKP) has fuelled inflation and caused the lira to nose dive.
Following his re-election in May, Erdogan’s government is reportedly forging a new economic path, having signalled he is ready to reverse his unconventional policies by appointing new figures to the central bank and finance ministry.
“We need a rights-based social policy that includes students, women, single mothers, the disabled, the elderly, children and every individual living in poverty according to their needs.”
The gotcha is that the coal plants in Indiana, you know … exist. And there’s lots of them. And they’re being operated at a profit by people who are rich enough from operating coal plants such that they can afford to bend the rules such that they can continue getting richer.
There have been cases like this in the past where the person suing has lost, effectively proving the claims true. I don’t have much faith in the courts in Italy to deliver such a verdict but it would be funny.
What a disgrace. Israel’s Left really needs to pull itself together and vote these nutjobs out of power. Hamas and Hezbollah must be ecstatic right now.
The impression I get from news stories about this issue is that the left has been pulling out all the stops and generally doing a great job, but the right just can’t be stopped at this point.
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