Climate & Environment

Sydney, March 30 (AFP/APP): Breakthrough climate laws passed by Australia on Thursday will target the nation’s worst polluters, forcing coal mines and oil refineries to curb emissions by about five percent each year. Experts said the laws signalled the end of Australia’s bitter “climate wars” […]

United Nations, United States, March 29 (AFP/APP): The UN General Assembly on Wednesday adopted by consensus and to cheers a resolution calling for the world body’s top court to outline legal obligations related to climate change. Pushed for years by Vanuatu and Pacific Islander youth, […]

ISLAMABAD, Mar 28 (APP):Executive Director, Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI) Dr Abid Qaiyum Suleri on Tuesday said women in rural areas were not only burdened with the collection of bio-mass for energy but also suffered the health burden of respiratory diseases from the exposure to […]

ISLAMABAD, Mar 25 (APP):Like other parts of the world, the annual ‘Earth Hour’ observed in Pakistan on Saturday night under the theme “60 minutes for the planet”. The “Earth Hour” was celebrated by keeping the lights off, in all government and domestic buildings including Parliament […]

MIRPUR (AJK): Mar 25 (APP): News Division of Azad Kashmir Radio Mirpur observed Earth Hour – 2023, the World’s Largest Volunteer Campaign, in response to the decision to observe it across the country, simultaneously with rest of the world. When contacted the News Section head […]

UNITED NATIONS, Mar 24 (APP):Humanity is facing a “difficult truth”, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned in a message marking World Meteorological Day, saying that the damage already being caused by climate change is “making our planet uninhabitable.” He laid down the challenge to governments worldwide, […]

United Nations, United States, March 22 (AFP/APP): Mina Guli went looking for a water problem but discovered a global “catastrophe.” Driven by passion and the testimony of water crisis victims worldwide, the Australian on Wednesday completed her 200th marathon in a year to demand action […]

Douala, March 21 (AFP/APP): Dawn breaks in Cameroon’s economic hub, the seething metropolis of Douala, and a crowd gathers at the water spigots by the Guinness brewery in the run-down district of Bassa. They fill up jerrycans and canisters from the only dependable local source […]

Paris, March 20 (AFP/APP):From leaders of islands threatened by rising seas to climate activists and diplomats, many of those reacting to Monday’s UN report on climate change said it’s a wakeup call for world leaders. The UN’s climate panel warned the world is set to […]

UNITED NATIONS, Mar 17 (APP): A senior Pakistani official has urged “focused” efforts on part of the world community, governments and individuals in dealing with emergencies ranging from conflicts to climate change which, she said, “disproportionately affect the lives of women and girls”. “Prioritizing gender-responsive […]