PM says Pakistan’s stance on climate finance for developing countries acknowledged at COP28
Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar also said the operationalisation of the loss and damage fund was a “good start in the right direction”.
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S’pore and Paraguay close to signing agreement allowing bilateral carbon credit trade
The announcement comes after Paraguayan President Santiago Pena and Senior Minister and Coordinating Minister for National Security Teo Chee Hean met on the sidelines of the COP28…
Nepal’s mountains are crying out for help and COP28 must respond, says UN chief Guterres
The UN secretary general visited Nepal at the end of October and toured the Everest and Annapurna regions, taking stock of how the climate crisis impacts local communities and how…
COP28: Singapore sets new rules to reduce risk of greenwashing by banks
The rules will reduce the risk of green or transition washing by banks and financial institutions, and ensure that transition activities will meet the green criteria over time.
China’s renewable power capacity hits record
Installed capacity of China's renewable power reached a record high in October at 1.4 billion kilowatts, up nearly 21 percent year-on-year and constituting nearly half of the…
$8 billion climate fund rolled out for Bangladesh
This collaborative approach is being spearheaded by the International Monetary Fund.
Calls for accelerating global climate response as COP28 opens
This year’s COP marks the conclusion of the “global stocktake”, the first assessment of global progress in implementing the 2015 Paris Agreement.
‘Mitigation atlas’ launched at COP28 to help countries collaborate on decarbonisation
Essentially a map-based database, it identifies various countries’ mitigation potential – their ability to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions by taking certain measures…
Green transition: Hong Kong rolls out first hydrogen bus
Hydrogen buses are more environmentally friendly than diesel buses as only water is emitted during the operation.
Mekong River issues prompt ministry call for collaboration
The Mekong River Commission stated that the river is encountering difficulties attributed to the impacts of both development and a changing climate along the Southeast Asia’s…