Teenagers from Nepal today write about how the climate emergency is impacting their lives.
Only 0.4 tonnes of CO2 are emitted per person, compared with 5.4 tons in the UK, but climate change is already having a catastrophic effect on the people of Nepal.
Mount Everest, which lies on Nepal’s northern border, is melting at an unprecedented rate as temperatures rise, threatening the communities living under its shadow and the Sherpas who guide adventure tourists up the world’s highest peak.
