“India’s comments in this setting may bring other countries, particularly developing countries, to the table.”
PacifiCorp's Hunter coal-fired power pant releases steam as it burns coal outside of Castle Dale, Utah, on Nov. 14, 2019.
Singh argued the answer is for richer countries to start outlining plans to clean up carbon dioxide, which accumulates and remains in the atmosphere for centuries. “A statement this direct about the need for negative emissions and addressing who might be responsible for it has not been made in a forum like this before by such a senior person,” said Michael Thompson, an expert in carbon removal policy at Carnegie Climate Governance Initiative who previously worked in New Delhi. Global climate negotiations have largely centered on how to stop increasing the output of greenhouse gas pollution.
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