Experts at the inaugural session of a two-day international workshop called for collective action among Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) member states to tackle the adverse effects of climate change. The workshop titled “Climate Change and Sustainable Water Resources Management in OIC Member Countries” started on Tuesday at the COMSTECH Secretariat which is being organized … Read more
BEIJING- China will help its coal-fired power plants run at full capacity, the government has announced, raising further alarm about the fate of Beijing’s climate pledges. Swathes of the world’s second-biggest economy were paralysed last year because of power shortages, partly caused by a drop in coal supply as global prices of the fossil fuel … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that Pakistan was leading the world on climate action with the achievement of the highest climate co-benefits (CCBs) during the fiscal year 2021 through a number of mega green initiatives on the ground. On his twitter handle, the prime minister said the World Bank endorsed Pakistan’s vision with … Read more
UNITED NATIONS: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for the leadership of Group of 20 industrialised countries on the key issue of climate action, saying that he sees no pathway to reach Paris Agreement’s 1.5 degrees Celsius goal without them. “The world urgently needs a clear and unambiguous commitment to the 1.5 degree goal of … Read more
