Biswendu BhattacharjeBelem (Brazil), Nov. 12 -- A new global study by Amnesty International released in COP 30 here on Wednesday revealed that one in four people worldwide is at risk from fossil fuel infrastructure, impacting millions of children.
This report amplifies the urgent call for a clear roadmap to achieve a fossil fuel-free world by 2050 -an ambitious goal that global leaders unanimously supported at COP28. However, without definitive interim targets and a structured process in place, the path to achieving this goal remains uncertain.
According to Amnesty International and the Better Planet Laboratory, fossil fuel infrastructure jeopardises the health and livelihoods of around 2 billion people, which is approximately a quarter o...