Climate Change

AFP/APP Belém: More than 30 countries have co-signed a letter opposing Brazil’s draft proposal at the UN climate conference, arguing it fails to include a roadmap for phasing out fossil fuels, the Colombian delegation told AFP on…

APP Lahore: Lahore’s Air Quality Index (AQI) remained in the very unhealthy range on Wednesday, prompting the National Institute of Health (NIH) to advise citizens to take precautions against smog and harmful air pollutants. The city…

AFP/APP Sydney: Australia has presented its decision to withdraw from hosting next year’s COP31 as a “big win”, but the move has triggered disappointment across Pacific Island nations that had hoped to co-host the global climate summit.…

News Desk  Islamabad: A high-level panel convened by Secours Islamique France (SIF) Mission Pakistan ahead of COP30 warned that climate justice for vulnerable countries like Pakistan requires both global accountability and stronger local…

APP Quetta: Adviser to the Chief Minister on Environment and Climate Change, Naseem-ur-Rehman Mulakhel, said on Monday that the provincial government has implemented the Climate Change Policy 2024 to strengthen environmental management and…

Shah Khalid Shah Jee Bajaur: Jamal Khan (not his real name) is putting the finishing touches on his three-kanal, fort-like house in Khar tehsil, a sprawling structure rising on fertile agricultural land.  To him, it is the realization…

AFP/APP Sydney: Australia on Monday rejected Turkey’s proposal to co-host next year’s UN climate summit, as competing bids for COP31 overshadow ongoing negotiations at this year’s conference in Brazil. Canberra and Ankara are facing…

AFP/APP Belen: Thousands of climate activists and Indigenous communities marched through the streets of Belém on Saturday, calling for stronger action from negotiators at the UN’s COP30 climate summit, now at its halfway mark. Under…

News Desk Lahore: The provincial capital once again ranked as the world’s most polluted major city on Saturday morning after its air quality plunged into the “hazardous” category, according to Swiss monitoring platform IQAir. At…

Xinhua/APP Belem: Global carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from fossil fuels are projected to reach a record high in 2025, rising by 1.1 percent compared to 2024, according to a study presented Thursday at the 30th United Nations Climate…