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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 […]

Barbados PM says failure to fund climate adaptation ‘immoral’

Posted on November 2, 2021 by News Desk

Glasgow, Nov 1 (AFP/APP):Rich countries’ failure to cough up a promised $100 billion a year to help vulnerable nations cope with climate change has deadly consequences, the prime minister of Barbados said Monday at the COP26 summit in Glasgow. Impacts from climate-enhanced droughts, heatwaves, floods […]

World leaders in Glasgow for ‘last, best hope’ climate summit

Posted on November 1, 2021 by Tuba Zafar

Glasgow, Nov 1 (AFP/APP):More than 120 world leaders meet in Glasgow on Monday in a “last, best hope” to tackle the climate crisis and avert a looming global disaster. “It’s one minute to midnight and we need to act now,” British Prime Minister Boris Johnson […]

G20 backs key climate target as UN talks open

Posted on November 1, 2021 by News Desk

Rome, Oct 31 (AFP/APP):G20 leaders on Sunday committed to the key goal of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, but campaigners slammed a “lack of ambition” as make-or-break UN climate talks opened in Glasgow. Following a two-day meeting in Rome, the Group of 20 […]

The New York ‘canners’ recycling discarded bottles to survive

Posted on October 31, 2021 by News Desk

New York, Oct 31 (AFP/APP):On a Brooklyn street, Laurentino Marin doesn’t stop to admire the Halloween decorations. Like every morning, the Mexican is busy filling a shopping cart with used cans and plastic bottles, which he will exchange for a few dollars. Marin, who is […]

New Zealand increases emissions reduction target

Posted on October 31, 2021 by News Desk

Wellington, Oct 31 (AFP/APP):New Zealand set itself an ambitious new emissions reduction target Sunday, with a pledge to halve its net greenhouse gas emissions by 2030. The new target, announced as world leaders gather in Glasgow for the critical COP26 summit on climate change, is […]

Multan Waste Management Company to launch ‘Cash the trash’ project with cooperation of masses

Posted on October 31, 2021 by News Desk

MULTAN, Oct 31 (APP):Multan Waste Management Company (MWMC) was planning to launch ‘Cash the trash’ initiative with aim to make knock and corner of the city neat & clean by engaging citizens. According to Manager Operations MWMC, Dawood Makki, company would sign contract with a […]

Protesters rally in Glasgow the day before COP26 kicks off

Posted on October 31, 2021 by News Desk

Glasgow, Oct 30 (AFP/APP):Hundreds of activists rallied in Glasgow on Saturday to urge world leaders to act on climate change, in the biggest protests yet in the Scottish city ahead of the crucial COP26 summit. Attendees had come from far and wide including several other […]

Climate and Covid top agenda as world leaders meet

Posted on October 30, 2021 by News Desk

Rome – October 30 (Online): Climate change and Covid are top of the agenda as leaders from the world’s major economies meet in Italy. It is the first time the G20 leaders are meeting face-to-face since the start of the pandemic. However, China’s Xi Jinping […]

Climate & Environment

Leaders commit to 30% methane cut at climate summit

COP26 leaders vow new drive to save forests

Barbados PM says failure to fund climate adaptation ‘immoral’

World leaders in Glasgow for ‘last, best hope’ climate summit

G20 backs key climate target as UN talks open

The New York ‘canners’ recycling discarded bottles to survive

New Zealand increases emissions reduction target

Multan Waste Management Company to launch ‘Cash the trash’ project with cooperation of masses

Protesters rally in Glasgow the day before COP26 kicks off

Climate and Covid top agenda as world leaders meet

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