Today’s Solutions: August 17, 2026

India, the world’s third biggest carbon emitter, has pledged to source 40% of its electricity from renewable and other low-carbon sources by 2030. It is the last major economy, following 140 other countries including China, the US and the EU, to submit a climate change plan to the UN before international talks to reach a deal on tackling global warming in Paris this December. Campaigners welcomed the commitment to cut the …

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