Climate Change

The amount of money needed to aid communities in the face of extreme weather-related emergencies has increased by more than 800% in the past two decades as the climate crisis also rapidly accelerated, new research shows. The report,…

Tour guide Adil Lahorei was told by his clients from Eastern Europe that it was time to head north immediately as temperatures hit 40 degrees Celsius in the capital city of Punjab state. In May, Pakistan witnessed its hottest April in 61…

India cannot end its dependence on coal, with consumption expected to go up in absolute terms to power the economy that is crucial for the livelihood of the vulnerable, said Indian officials. Their comments come as India is facing…

Activists and politicians have cautiously welcomed an unexpected US-China declaration that vowed to boost climate co-operation. The EU and UN described the move as encouraging and an important step, but Greenpeace said both…

New national pledges to tackle climate change this decade would lead to around 2.4 deg C of global warming this century, far above safe levels, analysts predict. Climate Action Tracker (CAT) said on Tuesday (Nov 9) that the promises by…

Indonesia has passed a much-anticipated regulation that sets a price on carbon emissions and creates a mechanism to trade carbon, as the world's eighth largest greenhouse gas emitter steps up efforts to achieve its climate goals.…

Global Climate Risk Index says Bangladesh is seventh among the nations most affected by extreme weather in the past 20 years. Rising sea levels and deadly floods are already putting tens of millions of lives at risk in Bangladesh, but they…

A bombshell climate science report "must sound a death knell" for coal, oil and gas, United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres said on Monday (Aug 9), warning that fossil fuels were destroying the planet. The Intergovernmental…