Data Blindspots, Weak Rules: Inside Delhi's Annual Battle For Clean Air

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• Partially forested area next to Marsiling Park slated for new Woodlands housing estate

  Urban planners have designated the Woodlands parcel for residential development without conservation set-asides, concluding the fragmented habitat cannot support long-term ecological viability once enclosed by major infrastructure. However, an environmental assessment warns the project will severely disrupt movement corridors for threatened species like the Sunda pangolin and straw-headed bulbul. Planners have proposed perimeter green spaces and specialized landscaping to maintain regional wildlife connectivity.

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• US and rest of world must follow China’s lead on green energy, says John Kerry

  Speaking at the Cop31 summit in Turkey, international climate observers are monitoring Beijing's expanding global influence as its domestic carbon emissions steadily decline. China's overwhelming manufacturing dominance in renewables now serves as a primary economic engine to counterbalance weak domestic spending. Falling behind this accelerating structural transition threatens both Western economic competitiveness and broader efforts to stabilize the global climate.

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• Slight fall in carbon emissions from fossil fuels as Iran war drives renewables push

  Data presented at the Cop31 climate talks in Antalya shows that elevated oil and gas prices triggered by Middle East conflict are accelerating global clean energy adoption. While lower coal and oil consumption in the US and China is easing fossil fuel pollution, expanding land-use degradation and deforestation are offsetting these gains. Climate analysts caution that the world is rapidly exhausting its remaining carbon budget to stay within safe temperature thresholds.

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