Countries’ carbon-cut plans ‘miles short’ of 2030 goal: UN PARIS: Greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere reached new record highs in 2023, the UN warned on Monday,... Published 29 Oct, 2024 03:27am
World Public money ‘must be at core’ of new climate pact: UN PARIS: The UN’s climate chief said Thursday that money from rich countries “must be at the core” of a new deal... Published 18 Oct, 2024 06:10am
Opinion Uncontrolled weather It was not too long ago that I had written about the unusual deaths by lightning strikes across the country. This... Updated 24 Aug, 2024 07:40am
Print President for enhancing national forest coverage KARACHI: President Asif Ali Zardari on Sunday called for enhancing the national forest coverage by planting more... Updated 19 Aug, 2024 08:46am
Print Heat killed nearly 50,000 in Europe in 2023: study PARIS: High temperatures which scientists say are being worsened by human-driven carbon emissions caused nearly... Published 13 Aug, 2024 07:02am
Pakistan Farooq Satter lauded Arif Habib’s efforts to combat global warming KARACHI: Senior politician and National Assembly member Farooq Sattar has lauded Arif Habib’s comprehensive ... Updated 08 Aug, 2024 07:44am
Editorials Record-breaking heat EDITORIAL: Climate change is driving up average world temperatures much beyond the Global Stock take assessment. ... Published 27 Jul, 2024 06:18am
Opinion The dire consequences of global warming While camping in the serene upper reaches of Neelam Valley last week, I observed that a stark transformation is... Updated 02 Jul, 2024 06:39am
Pakistan Collective action urged to adapt to ‘new age of global warming’ ISLAMABAD: With temperatures already crossing 52 degrees Celsius in many parts of the country, the United Nations... Published 06 Jun, 2024 03:09am
Opinion Dangers of global warming It was a horrifying nightmarish flight for the passengers on board a flight from London to Singapore as the plane ... Published 01 Jun, 2024 06:59am
World Flash floods kill 50 in one day in north Afghanistan KABUL: At least 50 people, mainly women and children, were killed Friday in flash flooding that ripped through... Published 10 May, 2024 11:30pm
Opinion Climate change, plastic pollution, and waste management Pakistan is among the top-ten climate change vulnerable country. Global warming needs to be controlled, and a... Published 03 May, 2024 06:29am
Opinion Prioritising sustainable, small-scale farming Evolution is natural ongoing phenomena since day one and there is a famous phrase of philosophers and scientists... Published 14 Apr, 2024 03:23am
World Global warming will ‘decimate’ G20 economies without unity: UN climate head LONDON: UN climate chief Simon Stiell on Wednesday warned G20 nations their economies face decimation and they must... Published 10 Apr, 2024 07:46pm
World Top Europe rights court to issue landmark climate verdicts STRASBOURG, (France): Europe’s top rights court will on Tuesday issue unprecedented verdicts in three separate... Published 08 Apr, 2024 04:46am
Editorials Improving the climate governance framework EDITORIAL: Transparency International Pakistan’s (TIP’s) latest findings, that the country faces losses worth $4... Published 02 Apr, 2024 04:37am
World Global warming to raise food prices, inflation: study PARIS: Global warming and heatwaves are expected to further increase food prices and overall inflation across the... Published 23 Mar, 2024 05:41am
World Pollution risks worsening global water scarcity: study PARIS: Water scarcity could affect three billion more people than previously expected by mid-century, with increased... Published 07 Feb, 2024 05:30am
Pakistan NUST seminar: Comprehensive overhaul of govt’s fiscal apparatus vital: Shamshad ISLAMABAD: Effective implementation of bold and ambitious reforms is imperative to usher in a new era of development... Published 25 Jan, 2024 04:23am
World World could breach 1.5C warming threshold in 7 years: study PARIS: The world may cross the crucial 1.5C global warming threshold in seven years as fossil fuel CO2 emissions... Published 05 Dec, 2023 04:28pm
World UN chief, COP28 president clash over future of fossil fuels DUBAI: UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres urged world leaders at the COP28 climate summit to plan for a future... Published 02 Dec, 2023 05:09am
Print Climate plans: Over 130 nations agree to include food, agriculture DUBAI: More than 130 countries agreed to prioritise food and agriculture in their national climate plans at COP28 in... Updated 02 Dec, 2023 03:51pm
World COP28 opens with launch of loss and damage fund DUBAI: Nearly 200 nations agreed Thursday to launch a fund to support countries hit by global warming, in a... Published 01 Dec, 2023 04:43am
Opinion Alarming threat of global warming and lagging climate finance The progress made since the landmark Paris Agreement back in 2015 is seriously lagging as pointed out by a recently... Published 01 Dec, 2023 04:43am
World Extreme rainfall increases exponentially with global warming: study WASHINGTON: State-of-the-art climate models drastically underestimate how much extreme rainfall increases under... Published 28 Nov, 2023 04:57am
Pakistan Activists rally for food security, slam land commercialization LAHORE: Climate and environmental activists at a demonstration demanded of the provincial government to stop... Published 20 Oct, 2023 05:17am
World Nearly all world’s population exposed to global warming over June-Sept SINGAPORE: Nearly all of the world’s population experienced higher temperatures from June to August as a result of... Published 08 Sep, 2023 09:58am
World Global warming predicted to cost Australia billions SYDNEY: Global warming could cost Australia’s economy hundreds of billions of dollars in the coming decades if... Published 24 Aug, 2023 10:55am
World US to invest $1.2bn on facilities to pull carbon from air WASHINGTON: The US government said Friday it will spend up to $1.2 billion for two pioneering facilities to vacuum... Published 13 Aug, 2023 02:55am
World Pain, anger as Hawaii fire death toll climbs to 80 LAHAINA, (United States): The death toll from a horrific wildfire in Hawaii climbed to 80 as residents confronted ... Published 13 Aug, 2023 02:55am