COP27 must take real action to stave off the worst effects of climate change, said Venkatachalan Anbumozhi, director of the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA) Research Strategy and Innovation. He said this means going beyond COP21’s Paris Agreement 2015 on national commitments to cut greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and COP26’s Glasgow agreement in 2021to achieve a net zero economy by the middle of the century. The core issues behind the ongoing climate negotiations are making bold commitments and agreeing on higher targets to reduce GHG emissions, he also noted. Anbumozhi said these can be achieved by...