On October 2, the anniversary of Gandhi’s birthday, India formally ratified the Paris climate agreement. The move comes with caveats, largely to protect the country in case the US (or other big polluters) pull out and also to keep up the pressure on richer countries to provide finance to mitigate and adapt to the impacts of climate
Why India Is Still Building Hundreds Of Coal Plants It Doesn’t Need
Despite India’s recent ratification of the Paris climate agreement, the country is embarking on one of the most aggressive programs to build new coal plants that the planet has ever seen.