New Delhi, Oct. 4 -- Dear Reader,

Just days after US President Donald Trump called climate change the "greatest con job" at the United Nations General Assembly in New York, several countries, including the world's largest emitter, China, announced pledges to cut greenhouse gas emissions. At the UN Climate Summit held on 24 September, new climate pledges for 2035 were announced by countries that account for 36% of global greenhouse emissions. Together with countries that had announced their climate pledges earlier, about half of global emissions are currently covered, according to an analysis.

The European Union (EU) and India are likely to announce their pledges ahead of the UN Climate Conference (COP30) in November. However, the EU has...