COP29 and small nations, an urgent call for action: Kuensel
Developed nations have long championed the cause of climate action in words, but their actions continue to fall alarmingly short. Their reluctance to shoulder the responsibilities…
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Trump’s return to power casts dark cloud over decarbonisation efforts: The Japan News
Efforts over the next 10 years will greatly influence the extent to which the temperature increases in the future.
Delhi’s worsening air quality prompts officials to ban construction, demolition
At 4 pm on Thursday, Nov. 14, Delhi’s average AQI was 424, and to prevent further deterioration, the sub- committee decided to invoke GRAP – III.
Climate debt is an unfair burden for Bangladesh: The Daily Star
Bangladesh, contributing just 0.56 percent of global GHG emissions, is ranked seventh in the long-term climate crisis index. Yet, between 2009 and 2022, the country received only…
Are they eyeing the gold deposit in the Great Gobi Protected Area and reviving the Naransevstein border point?
Environmental organizations and experts argue that it is impossible to build a road through the protected area to open this border point.
COP 29: Haggling over climate cash ‘very humiliating,’ says Bangladesh Chief Adviser Yunus
The 84-year-old micro-finance pioneer, who took over after the toppling of autocratic leader Sheikh Hasina in August, likened the haggling at the UN COP29 climate summit to a…
Singapore pledges up to US$500 million to finance climate action in Asia
With climate finance weighing heavily at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP29) in Azerbaijan, Singapore announced on Tuesday, Nov 12 that it will commit up to US$500 million…
Waste woes: Vietnam seeks sustainable solutions
Vietnam has 116 landfill sites that pose serious environmental risks, but only eight of these had been treated and rehabilitated to meet safety standards by 2019.
Over 11m children under 5 in peril as they breathe toxic air in Pakistan’s Punjab, UNICEF warns
The Air Quality Index for seven cities in Punjab was above 400 today, reaching 774 in Sialkot. The index ranks AQI above 300 as “hazardous” to health.
100 million fish rescued and released in crackdown on illegal fishing in Cambodia
Key confiscated items included over 790,000 metres of seine nets, 459 electrofishing devices – 165 of which were voluntarily surrendered – and 106 units of water drag and hoop…