In August, when United States (US) President Donald Trump proposed to freeze fuel-efficiency standards for cars and trucks, environmentalists and their supporters were outraged.
OXFORD – In recent years, the world has become increasingly preoccupied with the catastrophic potential of global warming and other human-induced environmental changes, and rightly so. But one of the most serious risks has been all but ignored: the threat to human health.To be sure, concerns about what a rise in global temperatures above pre-industrial levels could mean for the planet are entirely justified.
Some 30 environment ministers will push forward on the Paris climate accord at a meeting Saturday requested by Canada, China and the European Union.With more than half of G20 members attending – representing most of the world's largest economies – "this first gathering of its kind aims to further galvanise global momentum for the implementation of the Paris Agreement," the European Commission said.Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada, who will make a brief appearance at the
