https://www.scmp.com/rss/509661/feed Han Chen manages the Natural Resources Defence Council’s work to promote a global energy transition and address climate change at the international level. Her work covers the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change negotiations and implementation of the Paris Agreement, global financing and deployment of renewables, and limits to the expansion of high-carbon energy sources. Prior to joining NRDC, Chen was a researcher at the Brookings Institution. She holds a bachelor’s degree in... en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com The planet is 1.18 degrees Celsius warmer today than in the late 19th century, mostly because of greenhouse gases we have released from burning fossil fuels. The results – more intense wildfires, rising sea levels and more extreme weather events – are undeniable signs of climate change. Forty leaders representing the largest emitters and countries most vulnerable to climate change will gather on Earth Day this week at the Leaders Summit on Climate hosted by US President Joe Biden to work out a... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3130305/top-polluters-us-and-china-cannot-ignore-vulnerable-countries?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3130305/top-polluters-us-and-china-cannot-ignore-vulnerable-countries?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 21 Apr 2021 06:30:17 +0000