Published on : 14 Nov 2025, 2:55 pm

A global report published on the sidelines of the 30th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in Brazil’s Belem has mentioned the heat stress of Kolkata and Delhi.

The report, prepared by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), found that cooling demand could triple by 2050 under business-as-usual scenarios, driven by increases in population and wealth. Extreme heat events and low-income households are causing cooling to become more polluting and inefficient, according to the analysis.

The findings are extremely relevant in the context of India which suffers from both high pollution and inefficient cooling. The report pointed to the problems of major Indian cities. “Delhi and Kolkata in Indi

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