The carbon cycle is closely linked to the climate system and is influenced by the growing human population and associated demands for resources, especially for fossil-fuel energy and land. The rate of change in atmospheric CO2 reflects the balance
between carbon emissions from human activities and the dynamics
of a number of terrestrial and ocean processes that remove

Human-induced climate change, in conjunction with environmental degradation, will have unavoidable effects on cities. UN-Habitat estimates that 70% of the world

The urbanisation of the state has thrown up a number of challenges. The re-distribution of political power away from the villages, the migration of large numbers of people to cities (including from other states), the changing nature of the new economy, the threats to the environment and the character of old cities, are all issues that we must grapple with and overcome equitably and sustainably.

Climate change greatly increases the risk that the most basic rights of children in poor countries will not be met. These children are particularly vulnerable to the impacts of global warming and yet least to blame. Save the Children

Himalayan Chief Ministers