Climate change, it would seem, could not happen at a worse time in human history. It is clear that things are now spiralling out of control. Every year we are told is the hottest year, till the next year comes around.
Then a new record is broken. It is getting worse — from forest fires, to the increasing frequency and intensity of storms, to blistering cold waves, and spiralling heat. The fact is climate change is real; it is happening and it is making the poor in our world more marginalised. The farmers, pastoralists and all the others who work the land, use the water, and make ...
TO READ THE FULL STORY, SUBSCRIBE NOW NOW AT JUST Rs
Key stories on business-standard.com are available to premium subscribers only.
Already a premium subscriber? LOGIN NOW
First Published: Mon, February 24 2020. 00:53 IST
