On November 12, at the 29th Conference of the Parties (COP29) to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Baku, Azerbaijan, the leaders of six Hindu Kush Himalaya countries met to discuss the climate crisis that has reached epic proportions. Out of the eight countries – namely Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, […]
Photo: China Huadian At 5,228 meters (17,152 feet) above sea level, phase two of the world’s highest-altitude solar plus storage project has begun generating power, setting a new benchmark for renewable energy in extreme conditions. The Huadian Tibet Caipeng PV-Storage Project is located in Naidong District, Shannan City, Tibet, with elevations ranging from 5,046 meters […]
Ambassador Burns Statement for Human Rights Day 2024 Today the United States joins the international community in celebrating the 76th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), which proclaims “a world in which human beings shall enjoy freedom of speech and belief and freedom from fear and want [. . .] as the […]