Climate change: why should the Global South pay for the profligacy of the likes of Taylor Swift, Elon Musk?
The question is why should the global south pay for the profligacy of the likes of Taylor Swift, Elon Musk and the like?
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ILO flags risk of excessive heat to 2.4 billion workers globally; Indian workers among those at high risk
In a country like India, where 90 per cent of the labour force is engaged in the informal sector, performing outdoor jobs that involve physically demanding tasks in agriculture, construction, brick kilns, and other similar fields, workers face significant risks due to heat stress, given their frequent exposure to extreme heat at work.
COP28 was just another milestone on the highway to hell.
IT took 28 years of UN-sponsored climate conferences for one of them to even acknowledge the primary source of the planet’s woes. That was enough for the circus that concluded in Dubai a week ago to be hailed as a landmark.