Washington, D.C. – The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) released a seminal report recommending that development of the Orion Khulna coal plant in Bangladesh — which the Export-Import Bank of the United States is reportedly considering financing…
Shaila Mahmud Energy is essential to run today’s civilization; it has become an indispensable instrument to attain human rights, social justice and sustainability. It is ironic that about 90 per cent of all energy in 29 countries come from fossil…
The fly ash to be generated from the Rampal coal-fired power plant has the potential to cause “substantial” damage to the environment, say experts. They also pointed out the tender document does not clearly specify how exactly the contaminants of…
Geneva (Meena Raman) – Ministers of the BASIC countries (comprising Brazil, South Africa, India and China) emphasised the need for “an inclusive process” in completing the tasks under the Paris Agreement (PA), in preparation for its implementation. This call was…
Kigali – Representatives from almost 200 countries reached an agreement Saturday on the phase-out of potent greenhouse gases used in refrigerators and air conditioners, a major step in curbing global warming, a Rwandan minister hosting the talks announced. “The amendment…
Robert J. Burrowes As the evidence mounts that we are fast approaching the final point-of-no-return beyond which it will be impossible to take sufficient effective action to prevent climate catastrophe – see ‘The World Passes 400 PPM Threshold. Permanently’ http://www.climatecentral.org/news/world-passes-400-ppm-threshold-permanently-20738…
Dhaka: The maritime ports of Chittagong, Cox’s Bazar, Mongla and Payra have been asked to hoist local cautionary signal No 3 as deep convection is continuing over the North Bay and adjoining coastal areas. Squally weather may affect the maritime…
New York : At the recent United Nations General Assembly in New York, Secretary General Ban Ki-moon predicted the Paris Climate Change Agreement would enter into force before 2017, announcing 60 countries had now ratified its terms. This week, the…
Dhaka – State Minister for Power and Energy Nasrul Hamid on Saturday said most of those who have been opposing Rampal power plant project are linked with Jamaat and Shibir, UNB news agency reported.
Hurricane Matthew has killed more than 800 people and left tens of thousands homeless in its rampage through Haiti before lashing Florida with rain and howling winds and rolled northward up the US Atlantic coast. The number of fatalities in…
A United Nations agency approved a landmark accord on Thursday to curb aviation pollution amid criticism the deal, which will cost the industry billions of dollars, fails to trim emissions enough on international flights. The International Civil Aviation Organization’s (ICAO)…
Skye Wheeler Hurricane “Matthew” is set to hit Haiti and Jamaica. Southern Haiti will likely be hit hard, including Anse-a-Pitres, one of the poorest and most remote areas of the island. My thoughts tonight are with Haitians, but also with…
Cape Canaveral, Fla. (AP) — Hurricane Matthew pelted Florida with heavy rains as the deadly storm steamed ever closer to the coast with potentially catastrophic winds of 130 mph Thursday. Two million people across the Southeast were warned to flee…
Dhaka – Today (Wednesday) in the Rose Garden, President Obama announced that enough countries have acted to bring the Paris Agreement into force — a historic step forward in saving the one planet we’ve got, says a message received from…
India, one of the world’s largest greenhouse gas emitters, has ratified the Paris global climate agreement. Under the deal, India has committed to ensuring that at least 40% of its electricity will be generated from non-fossil sources by 2030. CO2…
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…
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…
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…
Dhaka: Maritime ports of Chittagong, Cox’s Bazar, Mongla and Payra have been advised to hoist local cautionary signal no. 3 as a low lies over the northeast bay. Under its influence deep convection is taking place over the North Bay,…
Dhaka-More than half a million people worldwide, including Bangladesh, are likely to die annually by 2050 because of the impact on agriculture of changing climate, according to an Oxford University study on the future of food.
Dhaka – Around 50 villages were submerged by floodwater washing away some 1,200 large and small fish enclosures in Sharsha upazila of Jessore district in the last couple of days. According to the district agriculture office, around 50 villages, including…
Dhaka -The monsoon depression over coastal gangetic West Bengal and southwestern part of Bangladesh moved northeastwards and lies over Khulna and adjoining area on Wednesday morning and is likely to move northwards further. Under its influence, steep pressure gradient persists…
New Delhi (Indrajit Bose) — The issue of what is ‘climate finance’ was the subject of intense discussion at the 13th Meeting of the UNFCCC’s Standing Committee on Finance (SCF), held in Bonn from 18-20 July. The issue came up…
Mexico City (AP/UNB) — Mountain communities in two Mexican states are recovering from weekend mudslides that killed 39 people during heavy rains brought by remnants of Hurricane Earl. On the other side of Mexico, authorities prepared as newly formed Tropical…
Dhaka – Tidal surges in coastal rivers influenced by moon have breached open embankments and flooded a good number of villages in Bhola and Khulna districts over the last few days, UNB news agency reported. In Bhola, at least 20…
Dhakla-Though floodwater has started receding from several districts, including Kurigram, Bogra, Jamalur and Sunamganj, over the last couple of days, people’s sufferings have not been eased for lack of relief materials while the flood situation in Faridpur and Manikganj and…
As per the direction of the Awami League president and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, the central leaders of AL as well as ministers have started to visit the country’s flood-affected areas in a bid to stand beside flood victims.
Flood levels have started receding in northern districts adjacent to Brahmaputra and Jamuna rivers at Gaibandha, Jamalpur, Bogra and Nilphamari but swelling in Tangail, Jessore, and Chandpur in central Bangladesh. In Gaibanda overall flood situation at chars and Brahmaputra river…
Dhaka – A low pressure turns into well marked low in the East central Bay of Bengal yesterday that may reactivate the Monsoon rains further over the country, meteorologists said yesterday. The rains would be concentrated in the south than…
A heavy monsoon shower submerged many roads in the capital on Friday afternoon, inflicting sufferings on commuters.