Weekly data: South Asia suffers from climate change but sticks to fossil fuels
Millions across South Asia are suffering from extreme weather exacerbated by climate change. Yet the region's energy mix remains fossil-based.
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Mirela Petkova
Mirela Petkova is a data researcher based in Sofia, Bulgaria. She has previously worked at the Clingendael China Centre in the Hague, where she examined the governance of China's Belt and Road Initiative in South East Asia and eastern Europe, including its environmental and energy aspects.
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