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Earth cannot ‘sustain’ intensive fossil fuel use, Lula tells COP30
AFP/APPBelém: Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Friday said the Earth can no longer sustain humanity’s dependence on fossil fuels, warning that without confronting this reality, the battle against climate change will be…
UN Says 2025 to Be Among Top Three Warmest Years on Record
AFP/APPGeneva: An alarming streak of exceptional temperatures has put 2025 on course to be among the hottest years ever recorded, the United Nations said Thursday, insisting though that the trend could still be reversed.While this…
Plastic Is the New Predator in River Kabul
APP Peshawar: At dawn, when the first light brushes the surface of the River Kabul, 35-year-old Hussain Ali pedals his rickety bicycle toward the water. For the past decade, this river has been both his workplace and his lifeline.…
World Leaders to Rally Climate Fight Ahead of Amazon Summit
AFP/APPBelém, Brazil: World leaders are gathering Thursday in the Brazilian Amazon to reaffirm that climate change remains a global priority, even amid unfulfilled pledges and the absence of the United States, which has opted to skip…
EU Scrambles to Seal Climate Deal Ahead of COP30
AFP/APPBrussels: EU environment ministers will on Tuesday make a last-ditch effort to reaffirm the bloc’s climate leadership by finalising key emissions targets ahead of the UN Climate Summit (COP30) in Brazil.“To come empty-handed…
Haze from Across Border Darkens Punjab Skies
New Desk Lahore: The people of Lahore woke up again this week to a thick, choking haze — a poisonous fog that has turned their city into a gas chamber.But this time, health experts say, the toxic air did not originate within Punjab…
One in Five Heavy Vehicles in Islamabad Failing Emission Tests
News Desk Islamabad: Nearly 20 per cent of heavy transport vehicles in Islamabad are breaching national emission standards, a Pakistan Environmental Protection Agency (Pak-EPA) study has revealed, raising concerns about the city’s…
US Not Sending Any High-Level Officials to COP30
AFP/APPWASHINGTON: The United States will not send any top officials to the COP30 climate talks in Brazil later this month, a White House official said Saturday, as President Donald Trump focuses on boosting fossil fuels instead of…
A Young Pakistani Woman’s Mission to End Light Pollution
Shah Khalid Shah Jee Bajaur: In a world where pollution has taken many forms—air, water, noise—there’s one silent intruder that often goes unnoticed yet poses a serious threat to all living beings: light pollution. Unlike other types of…
Pakistani Farmers Sue German Firms Over Climate Damages
News Desk Islamabad: A group of Pakistani farmers affected by the devastating 2022 floods has initiated legal action against two of Germany’s largest industrial companies — energy firm RWE and cement producer Heidelberg — seeking €1…