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Hydrogen-based energy has emerged as the best bet for energy dependent countries. It is the cleanest form of fuel with highest calorific value amongst presently available fuels & will play a critical role in driving a paradigm shift towards a green & sustainable global economy

Hardeep Singh Puri

Minister for Housing & Urban Affairs, Government of India

BUZZ

Greta Thunberg Climate Activist @Gretathunberg

We should abandon the illusion that politicians will come to the rescue of planet Earth, especially those who delight in calling themselves climate leaders. Time and again they have betrayed the faith that has been placed in them

Mike Hudema

Climate Campaigner We are on course for the collapse of the liveable world. There is no time to wait. No more delays

Like this a lot: climate justice involves recognizing and acting on the fact that the marginal impact of activities that produce a ton of greenhouse gas emissions on quality of life is *way* higher in poor countries than rich countries....

Charles Kenny

Senior Fellow, Centre for global development

Antonio Guterres Secretary-General, United Nations @antoniguterres

Unless we change course, the amount of plastic in our ocean could double by 2030. We must break the habit of single-use plastics & accelerate the transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy

Peter Kalmus NASA climate scientist @ClimateHuman

We should spend more than 5% of the military budget to stop irreversible fossil-fueled global heating and Earth breakdown. As a society we are still barely even trying

Urban TRIVIA

Mayors in Countries

The name for the head of the Municipal Council is known with different names around the world. In India, it is called the mayor, derived from the old French ‘Maire’, meaning the head of a city or town government. In European countries like Germany, Belgium and Netherlands, a mayor is known as Bürgermeister, Bourgmestre, and Burgemeester respectively. It is also known as Thrompen in Bhutan and Alcade in Spain

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Cover Story

26 COP27, global dialogues must enhance urban engagement

41 Inside

Volume 8, Issue 7 November 2022

Numerograph Leaderspeak

30 Nearing a climate apocalypse 32 Cities, climate change & COP27

Articles

34 Cleaning the coal power technology 36 Can Earth feed 10 billion in 2050?

38 Climate Action & Economic Growth Balance the Scales

Regulars

6 Pin Point 8 Girl Power Project 12 Newscan 17 City Image 46 Urban Agenda

One On One Binu Francis Secretary, TMC

40 Thiruvananthapuram aspires for tranquillity, peace

Event

44 AIILSG’s CSR Centre launches SDGs seminar series