Climate & Environment

Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt, Nov 15 (AFP/APP):The EU vowed to step up its emissions cuts at UN climate talks on Tuesday as developing nations admonished rich polluters for falling short on efforts to help them cope with global warming. The COP27 conference in Egypt has […]

Lützerath, Germany, Nov 12 (AFP/APP):After the last farmer packed up and left in October, climate activists are the only people left in the village of Luetzerath, Germany, which sits above a rich vein of coal. In huts perched six metres (19 feet) above ground in […]

Washington, Nov 11 (AFP/APP):Despite Republicans’ gains in the US midterm elections this week, they are unlikely to knock President Joe Biden’s existing climate policies off course, experts say, highlighting the importance of individual state regulations. Biden arrived at the COP27 global climate meeting in Egypt […]

Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt, Nov 11 (AFP/APP):President Joe Biden vowed at UN climate talks on Friday that the United States was on track to slash its carbon emissions, urging all nations to ramp up their own efforts to avert catastrophic global warming. His speech came […]

GILGIT, Nov 11 (APP):The sessions on ‘Climate Change Awareness’ for students on Friday was held by Gilgit-Baltistan Environmental Protection Agency (GBEPA) in collaboration with other partners. The sessions were arranged at Government High School for Boys, Danyore and Government High School for Girls, Oshkhandaas. The […]

ISLAMABAD, Nov 10 (APP):The country has signed a loan agreement of $500 million provided by the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) under the Building Resilience with Active Countercyclical Expenditures Program. The AIIB Board had approved the program a day earlier whereas the agreement was signed […]

UNITED NATIONS, Nov 10 (APP):Despite an increase in energy efficiency investment and lower energy intensity, the building and construction sector’s energy released at the latest round of climate talks in Egypt, COP27, the 2022 Global Status Report for Buildings and Construction finds that the sector […]

Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt, Nov 8 (AFP/APP):The United States sought to reassure the UN climate summit in Egypt on Tuesday that it will stick to its energy transition even if Republicans triumph in midterm elections. The COP27 talks have been dominated by calls for all […]

ISLAMABAD, Nov 8 (APP):Minister for Foreign Affairs Bilawal Bhutto Zardari Monday said Pakistan suffered a lot of damage because of climate induced disaster caused by floods. In an interview with CNN, he said the world has to address the issues caused by climate change. It […]

SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Nov 8 (APP):Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Monday said Early Warning System was critical for adaptation and resilience of the countries afflicted by the adverse impacts of climate change. Speaking at a roundtable here at the launch of the executive plans for the early […]