Are you kidding, India? Your last-minute Glasgow intervention won't relieve pressure to ditch coal

  • Written by: Bill Hare, Director, Climate Analytics, Adjunct Professor, Murdoch University (Perth), Visiting scientist, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
Are you kidding, India? Your last-minute Glasgow intervention won't relieve pressure to ditch coalAP

As the United Nations climate summit opened in Glasgow, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a surprise positive announcement: a big net-zero target. The world cheered at the planet’s third-largest greenhouse gas emitter getting on board with net-zero, and the move made global headlines.

Fast forward to the final tense hours of...

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