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Climate crisis could give nuclear energy a second wind

Posted on November 7, 2021 by Tuba Zafar

Glasgow, Nov 7 (AFP/APP):For more than two decades, promoters and purveyors of nuclear energy felt shunned at UN climate change conferences. At the COP26 summit underway in Glasgow, however, they have been welcomed with open arms, the UN’s top nuclear regulator told AFP. The spectre […]

Residents, activists cry foul over stinking garbage in Tunisia’s Sfax

Posted on November 7, 2021 by Tuba Zafar

Sfax, Tunisia, Nov 6 (AFP/APP):Residents and activists in Tunisia’s industrial hub of Sfax are warning of an “environmental catastrophe” as mountains of uncollected garbage litter the streets of the Mediterranean port city. “The situation is catastrophic,” Mohamed Boujalabane, a resident of Sfax, Tunisia’s second city […]

Protesters demand climate action in global rally

Posted on November 7, 2021 by Tuba Zafar

Glasgow, Nov 6 (AFP/APP):Tens of thousands of protesters braved rain and wind in Glasgow Saturday to take part in worldwide demonstrations against what campaigners say is a failure of crunch UN climate talks to act fast enough to tame global warming. Dozens of events are […]

How climate summit pledges may, or may not, affect heating

Posted on November 6, 2021 by News Desk

Glasgow, Nov 5 (AFP/APP):After a week of negotiations filled with grand announcements from nations promising to accelerate the decline of fossil fuels, where do the pledges put projected emissions halfway through the COP26 climate summit? Countries came in to the UN-led negotiations with their latest […]

Thunberg labels COP26 ‘failure’ as youth demand action

Posted on November 6, 2021 by News Desk

Glasgow, Nov 5 (AFP/APP):Swedish campaigner Greta Thunberg on Friday branded the UN climate summit in Glasgow a “failure” during a mass protest in the Scottish city demanding quicker action from leaders to address the emergency. Thunberg said pledges from some nations made during COP26 to […]

Smog prevention: Rs 50000 fine imposed on farmer for burning paddy remains

Posted on November 5, 2021 by News Desk

KHANEWAL, Nov 04 (APP):District administration imposed fine of Rs 50,000 on a farmer for burning remains of paddy crop in Jahanian in violation of government’s guidelines for prevention of smog. The penalty was imposed on Jam Zafar s/o Jam Shameer, Chak No 128/10R, according to […]

Global CO2 emissions set to rebound this year to pre-Covid levels

Posted on November 4, 2021 by Tuba Zafar

Glasgow, Nov 4 (AFP/APP):Global CO2 emissions mainly caused by burning fossil fuels are set to rebound in 2021 to levels seen before the Covid pandemic, according to an assessment published Thursday that served as a “reality check” to vague decarbonisation pledges at a UN climate […]

ADB, multilateral banks commit to mainstreaming nature at COP26

Posted on November 3, 2021 by Tuba Zafar

ISLAMABAD, Nov 3 (APP):The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and other leading multilateral development banks (MDBs) have issued a joint statement affirming their commitment to mainstreaming nature into their policies, analysis, assessments, advice, investments and operations. The statement, which was launched at COP26 in Glasgow, recognizes […]

Leaders commit to 30% methane cut at climate summit

Posted on November 3, 2021 by News Desk

Glasgow, Nov 2 (AFP/APP):Dozens of countries on Tuesday joined a United States and European Union pledge to cut emissions of methane — a potent greenhouse gas — by at least 30 percent this decade, in a major commitment for climate action. The initiative, which experts […]

COP26 leaders vow new drive to save forests

Posted on November 2, 2021 by Tuba Zafar

Glasgow, Nov 2 (AFP/APP):World leaders meeting at the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow will on Tuesday issue a multibillion-dollar pledge to end deforestation by 2030 but that date is too distant for campaigners who want action sooner to save the planet’s lungs. According to summit […]

Climate & Environment

Climate crisis could give nuclear energy a second wind

Residents, activists cry foul over stinking garbage in Tunisia’s Sfax

Protesters demand climate action in global rally

How climate summit pledges may, or may not, affect heating

Thunberg labels COP26 ‘failure’ as youth demand action

Smog prevention: Rs 50000 fine imposed on farmer for burning paddy remains

Global CO2 emissions set to rebound this year to pre-Covid levels

ADB, multilateral banks commit to mainstreaming nature at COP26

Leaders commit to 30% methane cut at climate summit

COP26 leaders vow new drive to save forests

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