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in his Hindustan Times In the article, artist and wildlife conservationist Anand Banerjee highlights the worsening climate crisis with record-breaking heat, extreme weather events and unprecedented global warming in 2024, especially in India, which faced devastating floods, heatwaves and landslides. Despite global agreements such as the Paris Agreement and renewable energy targets, greenhouse gas emissions and fossil fuel dependence continue to increase, with climate conferences failing to produce meaningful action.
Banerjee criticizes the gap between ambitious pledges and practical outcomes, suggesting a shift towards concrete mitigation measures such as waste reduction and sustainable urban planning, while achieving long-term goals such as net zero amid systemic inertia and accelerating environmental degradation. Raises questions on its feasibility.
