Promising the moon? Oslo falls short of bold climate pledges
The Norwegian capital's 2016 goal to combat climate change was to halve greenhouse gas emissions within four years. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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The Norwegian capital's 2016 goal to combat climate change was to halve greenhouse gas emissions within four years. Read more at straitstimes.com.
* Oslo missed 2016 target to halve emissions by 2020 * UN urges all to 'walk the talk' and set realistic goals * North European cities ranked as environmental leaders By Alister Doyle OSLO, May 8 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Oslo's 2016 goal to combat climate change was as radical as it was unprecedented: to halve greenhouse gas emissions within four years. Having called its plan "demanding yet achievable", Oslo won global plaudits as a model for bold urban action and went on to be crowned the European Green Capital of 2019, a prestigious annual award from the Europ...
The United Nations has warned cities against promising the moon on climate change, urging a balance of realism and ambition