and being bombarded with billboards plastered all over the swiss town, proclaiming ind yua to be the fastest free-growing democracy. this years india was growing faster than now. at more than 9%. the indian trade minister confidently predicted to me that indian economy would soon overtake china. it didn t quite work out that way. after a few years, growth petered out, economic reform stalled and many foreign businesses that had entered country with great enthusiasm were disappointed. some left altogether. as for beating china, despite the slow down, the chinese economy today is about five times the size of the indian economy. and yet i came away from the trip bullish about india. while then enthusiasm in the mid 2000s you did not fully translate, the country did
movie before. i remember going to the world economic forum in davos in 2006 and being bombarded with billboards plastered all over the small swiss town saying incredible india proclaiming it to be the fastest-growing free market democracy. in fact, those years india was growing even faster than now at more than 9%. the indian trade minister confidently predicted to me that the indian economy would soon overtake china s. it didn t quite work out that way. after a few years, growth petered out, economic reforms stalled and many foreign businesses that had entered the country with great enthusiasm were disappointed. some left altogether. as for beating china, despite its slowdown, the chinese economy today is about five times the size of the indian economy. and yet i came away from the trip bullish about india. while the enthusiasm in the
more than 250 people were killed when one of the strongest cyclones ever recorded ripped through the country. weather extremes like these are likely to intensify as the world continues to warm, un scientists warned today. their report was published at a conference in the swiss town of interla ken. the document released here today draws together eight years of work and it will be crucial the basis for future global negotiations on climate for probably the next decade. and the key message, says the un chief, is that all is not quite yet lost. this report is a clarion call to massively fasttrack climate efforts by every country and every sector and on every timeframe. in short, our world needs climate action on all fronts everything, everywhere, all at once. the glaciers in the mountains
laid out in a major new report, which the united nations has described as a survival guide for humanity. climate experts say there is a closing window of opportunity to build a sustainable future, but say that will involve rapid cuts to fossil fuels, and maximising the use of clean energy and technology. here s our climate editorjustin rowlatt. as many as 43,000 people are estimated to have died in a drought in somalia, a new report said today. in malawi last week, dogs were used to sniff out bodies. more than 250 people were killed when one of the strongest cyclones ever recorded ripped through the country. weather extremes like these are likely to intensify as the world continues to warm, un scientists warned today. their report was published at a conference in the swiss town of interla ken. the document released
but say that will involve rapid cuts to fossil fuels, and maximising the use of clean energy and technology. here s our climate editorjustin rowlatt as many as 43,000 people are estimated to have died in a drought in somalia, a new report said today. in malawi last week, dogs were used to sniff out bodies. more than 250 people were killed when one of the strongest cyclones ever recorded ripped through the country. weather extremes like these are likely to intensify as the world continues to warm, un scientists warned today. their report was published at a conference in the swiss town of interla ken. the document released here today draws together eight years of work and it will be crucial the basis for future global negotiations on climate for probably the next decade. and the key message, says the un chief, is that