Black carbon is bringing about an environment crisis in the Himalayas – but is largely ignored
Source: Scroll, Date: , 2017
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Scroll, July 11, 2017:- Progress
in renewable energy development last year was impressive – in October,
renewables overtook coal as the world’s largest source of power capacity, a
milestone in the world’s ambition to phase out hydrocarbons. November marked
the Paris Climate Deal coming into force, its flagship commitment aiming to
hold global temperature rises within 2 degrees Celsius. Additionally, this
January in Davos, the global elite bracketed the failure of climate change
adaptation and mitigation as a top 5 risk to the world, alongside weapons of
mass destruction.