On Thin I
ce: How Cutting Pollution Can Slow Warming and Save Lives
A new study by The World Bank and the International Cryosphere Climate Initiative (ICCI), says that more than a million premature deaths can be avoided annually in the Himalayan region from reducing emissions of soot (also called black carbon) and methane.
The report provides an overview of how climate change is affecting the Himalayan cryosphere—the regions’ snow-capped mountain glaciers and vast permafrost —and why it is so critical to slow the rate of change. The report lays out specific measures the world can take by 2030 to reduce short-lived climate pollutants and slow the melting of ice and snow that must stay frozen to keep oceans and global temperatures from rising even faster.