Climate change impacts health
PARIS: Growing calls for the world to come to grips with the many ways that global warming affects human health have prompted the first day dedicated to the issue at…
UN says latest climate plans don’t dent emissions
PARIS: The latest round of national emissions cutting plans submitted under the Paris Agreement will make no material dent in short-term carbon pollution levels and still put Earth on course to…
Pacific nations urge world to ‘get serious’ on climate change
WELLINGTON: Pacific island nations on the frontline of climate change demanded Friday the world "get serious" about saving the planet ahead of UN-brokered talks on global warming. The Pacific's low-lying…
Fossil fuel
Fossil fuel companies should go green for climate fight: Expert
ANKARA: At a time when the effects of climate change and global warming are hard to ignore, experts believe the only way to counter this impact for a brighter future…
Carbon tax best way to cut greenhouse gas emissions: IMF
WASHINGTON: At $70 per ton of carbon dioxide, a carbon tax would be the most efficient means of cutting greenhouse gas emissions, according to an International Monetary Fund report published…
UN chief calls new report highlighting climate change acceleration a ‘wake-up call’
UNITED NATIONS: "Climate change is moving faster than our efforts to address it,” UN Secretary-General António Guterres said Thursday as the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) unveiled an alarming report on…
Voices of young climate action activists ‘give me hope’: UN chief
UNITED NATIONS: Hailing Friday’s demonstrations by schoolchildren across the world against climate change inaction, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said he understands their fears, but is hopeful for the future.…
French Ambassador to Pakistan Martine Dorance and Zahid Hamid
French Ambassador to Pakistan calls on Minister for Climate Change Zahid Hamid in Islamabad
ISLAMABAD: French Ambassador to Pakistan Martine Dorance called on Minister for Climate Change Zahid Hamid in Islamabad on Sunday. During the meeting, Pakistan’s role in Paris Climate Change agreement and…