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156 cases registered in one month over polluting environment

Posted on November 15, 2021 by News Desk

FAISALABAD, Nov 14 (APP):As many as 156 cases have been registered during last one month over polluting environment and causing smog. Deputy Director Environment Waseem Ahsan Cheema said on Sunday that 33 farmers were found burning residues of their crops in various parts of the […]

After Glasgow, world needs urgent action to stave off catastrophe

Posted on November 15, 2021 by News Desk

Glasgow, Nov 14 (AFP/APP):The world must act quickly to cut greenhouse gas emissions and avoid “catastrophic” global warming, scientists and politicians warned after nearly 200 countries reached a last-minute agreement in Glasgow on Saturday. After two weeks of non-stop negotiations, almost all the world’s nations […]

UK PM says COP deal ‘tinged with disappointment’

Posted on November 15, 2021 by News Desk

London, Nov 14 (AFP/APP):British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Sunday hailed a global accord to speed up action against climate change as “truly historic” and “the beginning of the end for coal power”. But he said his “delight at this progress” at the UN COP26 […]

Environment dept seals 100 kilns over smoke emission

Posted on November 14, 2021 by Hooriya Qureshi

FAISALABAD, Nov 13 (APP):As many as 100 brick kilns were sealed in the district during last one month over polluting environment by emitting excessive smoke direct into the air. Deputy Director Environment Waseem Ahsan Cheema told media persons here on Saturday that brick kiln owners […]

COP26 talks stumble on climate cash ‘cliffhanger’

Posted on November 13, 2021 by Hooriya Qureshi

Glasgow, Nov 13 (AFP/APP):Sleep-deprived COP26 negotiators on Saturday struggled to bridge deep divisions holding up an ambitious deal to deliver the emissions cuts needed to avert the accelerating disaster of climate change. A new draft text released by the Glasgow summit’s UK presidency urged nations […]

US-China climate pact an ‘important step’: UN chief

Posted on November 11, 2021 by Hooriya Qureshi

Glasgow, Nov 10 (AFP/APP):UN chief Antonio Guterres said Wednesday that a new climate pact between China and the United States was an “important step in the right direction”. In a tweet soon after the accord was announced Guterres said he welcomed the move by Washington […]

UK PM urges ‘determined push’ for climate change deal

Posted on November 11, 2021 by News Desk

Glasgow, Nov 10 (AFP/APP):British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday said a UN climate change summit had made progress towards halting runaway global warming but more was needed to seal a deal. “We’ve moved the ball a long way down the pitch, but we’re stuck […]

Draft COP26 text urges nations to speed up emissions goals in 2022

Posted on November 10, 2021 by Hooriya Qureshi

Glasgow, Nov 10 (AFP/APP):A draft text at the COP26 climate summit urged countries on Wednesday to revisit their emissions cutting goals by 2022, three years ahead of schedule, after data showed current plans were far from limiting heating to 1.5C. After 10 days of technical […]

Africa’s climate crisis receiving minimal attention at COP 26: campaigners

Posted on November 10, 2021 by Hooriya Qureshi

NAIROBI, Nov. 9 (Xinhua/APP) –:The COP 26 UN Climate Change Conference underway in Glasgow, Scotland is yet to come up with concrete steps to advance Africa’s green agenda, campaigners said on Tuesday. Mithika Mwenda, executive director of Nairobi-based green lobby, Pan African Climate Justice Alliance […]

Illegal constructions put adverse impacts on environment, people’s health

Posted on November 7, 2021 by Hooriya Qureshi

By M. Salman Raza MULTAN, Nov 07 (APP):The unbridled construction activities to meet needs of the growing populations in the city lead to have adverse consequences on governance systems, environment, people’s health, transportation services and overall citizens’ well-being. Environmentalists sound warning that un-approved commercial or […]

Climate & Environment

156 cases registered in one month over polluting environment

After Glasgow, world needs urgent action to stave off catastrophe

UK PM says COP deal ‘tinged with disappointment’

Environment dept seals 100 kilns over smoke emission

COP26 talks stumble on climate cash ‘cliffhanger’

US-China climate pact an ‘important step’: UN chief

UK PM urges ‘determined push’ for climate change deal

Draft COP26 text urges nations to speed up emissions goals in 2022

Africa’s climate crisis receiving minimal attention at COP 26: campaigners

Illegal constructions put adverse impacts on environment, people’s health

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