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Climate goals and fossil fuel plans don’t add up: experts
Countries are still planning to increase production of fossil fuels to levels incompatible with global commitments on climate change, according to new research published on Monday. The report compiled by more than 50 international researchers compares fossil fuel expansion against the goals of the Paris climate accord, and found a chasm between promises and reality. […]
Read MoreClimate at the Crossroads: A Decade of the Paris Agreement and Bangladesh’s Next Steps
By Asaduzzaman Shamrat On December 12, 2015, during the COP21 conference, world leaders agreed to reduce global warming and limit global warming to 1.5% by 2050. As a media worker, I was fortunate enough to cover the signing ceremony. But I am deeply disappointed by the unusual delay in implementing the agreement by the leaders of […]
Read MorePakistan slams climate ‘injustice’ as deadly floods hit country again
By Faras Ghani Pakistan’s climate change minister has slammed the “crisis of injustice” facing the country and a “lopsided allocation” of funding as heavy rains and the latest flash flooding cause more damage, destruction and loss of life. Officials in Pakistan said at least 32 people have been killed in the Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa […]
Read MoreFarmers in India are weary of politicians’ lackluster response to their climate-driven water crisis
On a stifling hot day this May, farm worker Shobha Londhe is reminded of the desperate conditions that led her husband to take his own life. It’s the hottest and driest summer in years, she said, and for farm workers that often means little to no income, rising debts and intolerable heat. Londhe, a resident […]
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