According to the latest study released by Britain’s Meteorological Office, the UK is set to confront a future marked by more frequent and severe heatwaves due to the escalating impacts of climate crises. The report emphasizes the disturbing trend of rising temperatures and the increasing likelihood of extreme weather events, such as scorching heatwaves and … Read more
Climate crisis escalates: Top NASA climatologist Gavin Schmidt from the Goddard Institute for Space Studies issued a warning, stating that July 2023 is on track to become the hottest month in centuries. A relentless heatwave is sweeping across large parts of the world, breaking temperature records and raising concerns about the worsening climate crisis. As … Read more
UN Secretary-General António Guterres spoke to ministers from 40 nations. He warned that natural disasters like wildfires and heat waves could lead to humanity’s “collective suicide”. The World Bank and other development banks were accused of inadequate funding for addressing climate change. According to The Guardian, the UN secretary-general expressed concern that natural disasters like … Read more
During a meeting with campaigners to mark Earth Day, Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama urged the public to minimize their use of fossil fuels, warning that the climate change crisis transcends national borders. The 86-year-old, who is now living in exile in India’s Dharamshala, was presented with a block of ice cut from one … Read more
MURREE: The climate crisis, and the many problems it brings with it to the urban areas, has started to show its adverse effects to the environmental assets of the resort town of Murree. After the tragic January 7 incident, tourists were once again stranded in the most sought-after tourist point over the past week reportedly … Read more
KARACHI: Professor Dr S. Akbar Zaidi has been the Executive Director of the Institute of Business Administration (IBA) Karachi since January 2020. His tenure runs till January 2024. A renowned political economist, his areas of interest in research include political economy, development, the social sciences and history. Dr Zaidi completed his PhD in History from … Read more
GLASGOW: Developing nations accused richer countries of bargaining with the lives of billions of people on the climate crisis frontline Monday, blasting insufficient commitments as COP26 talks enter their final week with trust in short supply. Countries remain starkly divided on key issues at the UN meeting, including how rapidly the world curbs carbon emissions … Read more
For more than two decades, promoters and purveyors of nuclear energy felt shunned at UN climate change conferences. At the COP26 summit underway in Glasgow, however, they have been welcomed with open arms, the UN’s top nuclear regulator told AFP. The spectre of Chernobyl and Fukushima, along with the enduring problem of nuclear waste, kept … Read more
Pope Francis on Friday said in a message released ahead of the COP26 summit that leaders must respond “urgently” to the climate crisis. “The political decision makers who will meet at COP26 in Glasgow, are urgently summoned to provide effective responses to the present ecological crisis,” the Pope said in a message played on BBC … Read more
Pakistan is all set to host World Environment Day 2021 in partnership with the UN Environment Programme (UNEP). According to UNEP report, this year’s observance of World Environment Day will be on the theme of ‘ecosystem restoration’ and focus on resetting our relation with nature. It will also mark the formal launch of the UN … Read more
