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

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

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

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

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

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’

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

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

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

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

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 […]

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