As Delhi chokes, pressure grows for Indian climate action

As Delhi chokes, pressure grows for Indian climate action
New Delhi (AFP) March 4, 2015 - Torrents of thick black smoke billow up toward the smoggy skies as Kunti Desai feeds a coal-fired furnace to make tar for a Delhi road. Desai, whose hands and face are blackened by the soot, realises her job adds to the already noxious air in the city, which often outdoes Beijing as the most polluted in the world. But, she says, "this smoke brings me money". "It is more important to fee ... more

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