Climate Change

News Desk Karachi: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has confirmed receiving a $500 million loan from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to bolster its efforts against the growing impacts of climate change. The funds will be added to the…

AFP Paris: Air pollution caused by wildfires and other landscape fires is responsible for over 1.5 million deaths annually, with the overwhelming majority occurring in developing nations, according to a new study published in The Lancet.…

Fakhar-e- Alam Peshawar: While the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government remains embroiled in political maneuvering, millions of residents are grappling with a dire need for clean drinking water—a challenge that continues to haunt the…

Iftikhar Ahmed Faisalabad: Rethink, reduce, recycle—a path to a healthy environment that contributes to the health of societies and nations is a universally accepted truth. However, this is only possible through proper waste collection…

Shazia Mehboob Islamabad: While the country’s federal capital struggles with resource shortages to mitigate the growing risks posed by environmental changes under its climate action and mitigation strategies, a multi-million-rupee…

AFP/APP Baku: The global community approved a contentious climate finance deal at COP29 on Sunday, committing wealthy nations to provide at least $300 billion annually by 2035 to assist poorer countries in combating climate change.…

AFP/APP Baku: The UN's marathon climate summit neared the finish line early Sunday, with nations deliberating a controversial proposal for wealthy countries to allocate at least $300 billion to poorer nations. The latter had demanded a…

AFP/APP Baku: Intense negotiations at the UN climate summit in Azerbaijan stretched into Saturday after developing nations rejected a $250 billion per year climate finance proposal from wealthier countries. Delegates from nearly 200…

APP Lahore: Lahore has once again topped global rankings for smog and air pollution, with air pollution levels reaching alarming heights. On Friday, the city's air quality index (AQI) hit 499, with the Cantt area recording a hazardous…

AFP/APP Baku: A fresh draft of the climate pact presented at COP29 has failed to resolve key differences between nations, with negotiators scrambling to secure a trillion-dollar finance agreement before the summit concludes on Friday.…