Climate & Environment

Paris, June 6 (AFP/APP):A barrage of global crises must not deflect attention from urgent climate action, the UN’s climate chief warned Monday, as negotiators from nearly 200 nations began talks in Germany against the backdrop of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The conference will set the […]

ISLAMABAD, Jun 05 (APP): Federal Minister for Climate Change Senator Sherry Rehman in her message on ‘World Environment Day’ (today) on Sunday said the effects of climate change will be detrimental to the future of the country and coming generations without taking necessary mitigation measures. […]

STOCKHOLM, June 3 (Xinhua/APP) –: A United Nations (UN) environment meeting which kicked off here on Thursday has called for urgent and socially inclusive climate action. The meeting, called “Stockholm+50: a healthy planet for the prosperity of all — our responsibility, our opportunity,” comes as […]

UNITED NATIONS, Jun 02 (APP): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called on world leaders to change course and end a “senseless and suicidal war against nature” at the opening of the UN Environment meeting — Stockholm+50. “We know what to do. And, increasingly, we have […]

Washington, June 2 (AFP/APP): The famous snow-capped peaks of the Alps are fading fast and being replaced by vegetation cover — a process called “greening” that is expected to accelerate climate change, a study said Thursday. The research, published in Science, was based on 38 […]

ISLAMABAD, Jun 1 (APP): The air quality of the federal capital on Wednesday was reported healthy as reduced suspended particles were recorded in the atmosphere and the pollutants’ ratio also remained below permissible limits due to less vehicular traffic on roads. The air quality data […]

Halfeti, Turkey, June 1 (AFP/APP): To the naked eye, the delicate velvet roses in southeastern Turkey appear black and overwhelm the senses with their irresistible sweet smell. The rosebuds are just as dark, and when fully developed, the flower takes on the colour of an […]

ISLAMABAD, May 30 (APP): Federal Minister for Climate Change, Senator Sherry Rehman on Monday met Country Director of World Bank Najy Benhassine and discussed the ongoing projects in Pakistan by the World Bank. During the meeting, the federal minister was briefed on the overall objective […]

ISLAMABAD, May 30 (APP): Agha Steel Industries Limited, a leading steel manufacturing company, has signed an agreement with Saima Group for exclusively providing Green Electric Arc Furnace Technology steel re-bars to its first of a kind Eco-Friendly Green Housing Structure Project, Saima Premium Residency. Saima […]

ISLAMABAD, May 29 (APP): President SAARC Chamber of Commerce and Industry Iftikhar Ali Malik on Sunday cautioned that looming climate threat hovering around South Asia badly needed joint action to counter this alarming situation. Talking to a delegation of women led by Ms. Ayesha Abdullah […]