Africa’s elephant population has suffered its largest drop in 25 years, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has said, blaming the plummeting numbers on poaching.Based on 275 estimates from across the continent, a report, released on Sunday by…
Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim hit out at Moody’s on Saturday, claiming it was biased after it cut Turkey’s sovereign debt rating to “junk” status. Amid months of political turmoil, the ratings agency cut Turkey to “Ba1” level, saying the…
Meraz Mostafa It’s getting close to November, which means delegates to the UN climate talks will once gather to discuss climate change: This time in Marrakesh, Morocco. This will be the first UN climate conference since countries agreed to the…
AFP – At least 30 countries will on Wednesday formally join the Paris agreement on climate change, moving it closer to reality, according to the United Nations. The global body said 30 states would submit their ratification at the UN…
What is the science behind the climate goals set at the historic Paris Agreement? Researchers are in Oxford to discuss the feasibility and options, with their findings contributing to an IPCC paper in 2018. The ambition of the 2015 Paris…
As Britain greenlights its first new nuclear power plant in more than 20 years, experts diverged Thursday on the role of nuclear energy in the quest to cap global warming at less than two degrees Celsius. The broad challenge in…
August equalled July as the hottest month in modern times, the UN’s weather agency said Friday, warning that extraordinary temperatures were “set to become the new norm”.The United Nations Meteorological Organisation (WMO) also forecast that 2016 will prove to be…
As Britain greenlights its first new nuclear power plant in more than 20 years, experts diverged Thursday on the role of nuclear energy in the quest to cap global warming at less than two degrees Celsius.The broad challenge in meeting…
Brazil’s President Michel Temer on Monday ratified the Paris Agreement on climate change, which commits Brazil to reducing its carbon emissions by 37 percent by 2025 from 2005 levels.In a ceremony in Brasilia, Temer highlighted that Brazil has made a…
News Desk The global challenges posed by climate change also offer business opportunities to address those. These opportunities are based on new values of utilising resources sustain-ably taking care of their continued regeneration, instead of using those up to meet current…
Manila (Hilary Chiew) – Developing countries expressed their deep concerns that discussions on financial instruments to address loss and damage associated with the adverse effects of climate change are overly focused on addressing the risks of loss and damage rather…
Bangladesh and Iceland have agreed to cooperate with each other in overcoming the climate change threat.
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday pledged to formally join the Paris climate change agreement this year, a potentially major step toward the pact entering into force.After a meeting with President Barack Obama, a champion of the deal, in…
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday pledged to formally join the Paris climate change agreement this year, a potentially major step toward the pact entering into force. After a meeting with President Barack Obama, a champion of the deal,…
It’s been almost one year since heads of state and government adopted ‘Transforming Our World: The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development’ – the ambitious agenda which contains 17 sustainable development goals (SDGs) and 169 targets during a special session of…
Lentils, beans, chick peas, and other pulses often produce negative “collateral social effects” on people hanging around, just a couple of hours after eating them. But, believe it or not, they contribute to reducing greenhouse gas emissions. How come?See the…
g20- As leaders from the Group of Twenty (G20) gathered for their 11th Summit in Hangzhou, China, on 4-5 September, there was no shortage of pressure from non-state actors for the Group to place climate change and related issues prominently…
Sweden vows to strengthen its position as a model nation to tackle climate change, according to the 2017 budget proposal presented by the Swedish government on Tuesday. The budget of nearly 13 billion SEK (1.53 billion U.S. dollars) set aside…
With the new Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the time is ripe for fresh approaches to gender-responsive climate action. Most Commonwealth states are vulnerable developing countries, which are expected to be adversely affected by climate change. Women also account for at…
Dhaka: The maritime ports of Chittagong, Cox’s Bazar, Mongla and Payra have been advised to lower signal as squally weather is unlikely over the ports, North Bay and adjoining coastal areas of Bangladesh. All fishing boats and trawlers over the…
Vulnerable Pacific island nations will look to maintain momentum for action on climate change at a meeting in Micronesia this week after playing a key role in prompting action from China and the United States. The Pacific Islands Forum (PIF)…
The determination and joint leadership that China and the United States have demonstrated on the sidelines of the Group of 20 (G20) major economies summit in Hangzhou, east China, in fighting climate change wins widespread applause. In the eyes of…
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Sunday spoke highly of the ratification of the landmark Paris climate change agreement by China and the United States, calling for accelerated efforts from other countries to join the ambitious pact.”With China and the United…
Setting aside their cyber and maritime disputes, President Barack Obama and China’s President Xi Jinping on Saturday sealed their nations’ participation in last year’s Paris climate change agreement. They hailed their new era of climate cooperation as the best chance…
China on Saturday ratified the Paris agreement on climate change, state media reported, a key move by the world’s biggest polluter that brings the deal a major step closer to coming into force. The National People’s Congress legislature voted to…
Beijing (AP/UNB) — China announced on Saturday that it has ratified the emissions-cutting agreement reached last year in Paris, giving a big boost to efforts to bring the accord into effect by the end of this year. The United States…
By Andrew Restuccia and Eric Wolff President Barack Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping are expected to formally commit their nations to last year’s Paris climate change agreement in the coming days, a move that would increase pressure on other…
The world is slipping away – 3 degrees Celsius at a time.It is clear that climate change is occurring. To tackle it, world leaders and scientists have agreed that we need to limit global average temperature rise to 2 degrees…
President Barack Obama goes off the beaten track Thursday—way off—to a marine reserve in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. Obama will take Air Force One three hours west from his native Honolulu, to Midway Atoll on the far northwestern…
Some 8,000 heads of state, policymakers and environmentalists convene in Hawaii this week for the world’s largest gathering aimed at forging a path forward on the planet’s toughest conservation problems. US President Barack Obama is expected to be among the…