Tax crypto and plastic to pay for climate, development, leaders urge BAKU: Plastics and cryptocurrencies could be taxed like flying and fossil fuels to plug the gap in climate finance... Published 15 Nov, 2024 06:20am
World COP29 countries endorse global carbon market framework BAKU: Countries at the two-week COP29 climate summit gave the go-ahead on Monday to carbon credit quality standards... Published 12 Nov, 2024 06:38am
Business & Finance Multilateral development banks stepping into climate breach: EBRD President LONDON: Multilateral development banks are putting much more focus on investments to tackle climate change, the... Updated 11 Nov, 2024 06:47am
Print $213m IFRAP likely to be restructured ISLAMABAD: The World Bank “Integrated Flood Resilience and Adaptation Project (IFRAP)” of worth $213 million is... Updated 03 Nov, 2024 08:42pm
Print Climate change could cut Pakistan’s GDP by 21.1pc by 2070: ADB ISLAMABAD: Climate change could cut Pakistan’s gross domestic product (GDP) by 21.1 per cent by 2070 under a high... Updated 01 Nov, 2024 09:58am
World COP29 fight looms over climate funds for developing world PARIS: The developing world needs trillions of dollars in climate aid, but who should pay for it? Wealthy nations?... Published 09 Oct, 2024 06:26am
Pakistan Body formed to review climate change governance, funds ISLAMABAD: The Prime Minister has constituted a high-level committee to review Climate Change Governance and... Updated 08 Apr, 2024 08:35am
Pakistan ‘Climate Resilient Pakistan’: PM to co-host conference with UNSG on 9th ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal said that Prime Minister... Published 06 Jan, 2023 07:14am
Editorials Reliance on foreign borrowing EDITORIAL: Pakistan has secured 775 million dollars from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in support of the recovery... Published 20 Dec, 2022 05:58am
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Pakistan Briefing given to Senate panel: Countless flood affectees awaiting humanitarian support: BISP ISLAMABAD: “Count-less” flood-affected people are still awaiting humanitarian support which has not been ... Published 07 Dec, 2022 05:54am
Pakistan New estimates place flood losses at $46bn ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal on Monday said that the... Updated 06 Dec, 2022 09:27am
Opinion Climate-focused development banks neglect nature ahead of COP15 The world’s development banks could play a major role in protecting nature, but are largely ignoring biodiversity... Published 03 Dec, 2022 05:51am
Print PM for implementation of agreement reached at COP27 ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has emphasised the need of practical implementation of the loss and damages... Updated 02 Dec, 2022 09:51am
Print COP27 summit cuts deal to fund climate damages Delivers a major breakthrough on a fund for climate 'loss and damage' Updated 21 Nov, 2022 09:51am
Opinion The Bridgetown Initiative ‘A perennial question hanging over UN climate conferences is how developing countries will finance their domestic... Published 18 Nov, 2022 05:53am
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