Top climate scientist declares 2C climate goal 'dead'

Temperatures will stay at or above 1.5C in the coming years
5 February 2025, 03:38 AM

Mega-iceberg drifts towards Antarctic penguin island

The gigantic wall of ice is moving slowly from Antarctica on a potential collision course with South Georgia
28 January 2025, 12:01 PM

2024 'certain' to be hottest year on record: EU monitor

The new benchmark affirmed by the Copernicus Climate Change Service caps a year in which countries rich and poor were hammered by disasters that scientists have linked to humanity's role in Earth's rapid warming.
9 December 2024, 03:46 AM

World Court to open climate change hearings

The hearings begin a week after developing nations denounced as woefully inadequate an agreement reached at the COP29 summit for countries to provide $300 billion in annual climate finance by 2035 to help poorer nations cope with climate change.
2 December 2024, 04:30 AM

Australia protest forces ship to abort arrival at coal port, 170 arrested

New South Wales police said 170 protesters were arrested on Sunday for refusing to move from the shipping channel near the Port of Newcastle.
24 November 2024, 05:55 AM

World approves $300b for poor nations in climate deal

Nearly 200 nations approved Sunday a climate deal that raises to at least $300 billion a year the amount wealthy historic polluters pay poorer countries to take action against global warming
23 November 2024, 22:53 PM

Climate finance can be hard sell, says aide to banks and PMs

Developing countries, excluding China, will need $1 trillion a year by 2030 in outside help to reduce their carbon footprint and adapt to a warming planet, according to UN-commissioned experts.
17 November 2024, 04:13 AM

Climate finance: Civil society groups demand $1.5 trillion

Says the fund is needed for the survival of the most vulnerable countries
16 November 2024, 13:58 PM

Bangladesh lags behind in rooftop solar race

Despite significant potential for rooftop solar energy, Bangladesh has lagged behind in development, while Vietnam has emerged as a regional leader in the sector
15 November 2024, 13:13 PM

Haggling over climate cash 'very humiliating': Prof Yunus

"I think that's very humiliating, for nations to come and ask for money to fix... (the) problem that others caused for them," Yunus told AFP in an interview in Azerbaijan
13 November 2024, 18:31 PM

Fossil fuel emissions to hit new record in 2024

Planet-warming carbon dioxide emissions from oil, gas and coal rose to a new record high this year, according to preliminary research Wednesday that found no sign the world was moving away from fossil fuels
13 November 2024, 11:53 AM

Financial, technical support needed for green industries: Prof Yunus

Chief adviser at COP29 says most climate vulnerable countries require int'l help to meet climate goals
12 November 2024, 14:00 PM

Yunus asks Bangladesh to make extra efforts in COP29

He made the call in Baku just after he arrived in the Azerbaijan capital to lead Bangladesh in the annual UN-led climate change summit
11 November 2024, 16:08 PM

Yunus reaches Azerbaijan for COP29

Global leaders to discuss how to avoid increasing threats from climate change
11 November 2024, 15:25 PM

2024 set to be the hottest year on record: EU monitor

This year is "virtually certain" to be the hottest in recorded history with warming above 1.5C, EU climate monitor Copernicus said today
7 November 2024, 13:47 PM

2024 will be world's hottest on record, EU scientists say

C3S said that from January to October, the average global temperature had been so high that 2024 was sure to be the world's hottest year - unless the temperature anomaly in the rest of the year plunged to near-zero.
7 November 2024, 03:05 AM

COP 29: Civil society for ambitious climate action

The Climate Justice Alliance-Bangladesh, a coalition of 40 civil society organisations led by the Centre for Participatory Research and Development (CPRD), has urged COP 29 to prioritise ambitious climate action, with a focus on the needs of Least Developed Countries
5 November 2024, 15:25 PM

Counter fossil fuel lobby’s dominance, secure promised climate finance: TIB

Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has called for setting and implementing a realistic climate finance target based on the needs of affected countries
4 November 2024, 15:48 PM
28 October 2024, 16:11 PM

Rising temperatures pose a threat to maternal, reproductive health: study

Rising global temperatures pose a severe threat to maternal and reproductive health by increasing the risks of pregnancy complications and losses, according to a new study
28 October 2024, 15:44 PM