climate
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John Kerry to return to China to restore climate talks
Jul 8, 2023A US source said Friday that US ambassador John Kerry will visit China soon to discuss climate change cooperation, as the opposing countries gradually resume diplomacy after a period of high tension. A State Department spokesman... -
Paris Air Show back with climate, defence in focus
Jun 19, 2023After a four-year hiatus, the Paris Air Show returns on Monday, with the aerospace sector recovering from the Covid-19 outbreak but under pressure to reduce its carbon footprint. The biennial event, which was postponed in 2021... -
Bangladesh requires US$ 230 billion to implement NAP
Feb 22, 2023According to the National Adaptation Plan, which divides Bangladesh into 11 regions under eight sectors, 113 actions have been identified to address 14 different kinds of disasters. This was stated by Environment, Forest, and Climate Change... -
BOU and Columbia University sign an agreement on research and teaching related to climate
Jan 7, 2023A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed by Bangladesh Open University (BOU) and Columbia University (CU), New York, with the intention of fostering academic programs and cross-disciplinary research collaboration, particularly in the area of climate change... -
Some 250 health journals call for Africa climate help
Oct 21, 2022Richer countries must increase climate support for African nations as accelerating impacts of global warming sicken and kill hundreds of thousands every year across the continent, scores of scientific health journals warned Wednesday, ahead of UN... -
Simon Stiell of Grenada named new UN climate chief
Aug 16, 2022Simon Stiell, a former environment minister for Grenada, was chosen on Monday to succeed Mexican Patricia Espinosa as the head of the UN’s climate change agency. The UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC), which oversees... -
ADB, Bangladesh launch climate, disaster risk atlas
Feb 17, 2022The Bangladesh Climate and Disaster Risk Atlas was launched today by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Bangladesh Planning Commission. The atlas, which includes geospatial maps for screening and assessing climate and disaster risk, will... -
Climate crisis puts oil in the crosshairs, but dependence persists
Dec 27, 2021The climate problem has pushed the abolition of oil onto the table, but given the global economy’s reliance on petroleum, this will be a monumental job. “In 2021, several developments showed clearly that (the petroleum) industry... -
Biden heads to global climate talks empty-handed
Oct 30, 2021After his bitterly divided Democrats failed to rally behind his sweeping economic vision, US President Joe Biden heads to a climate summit this weekend without a promise on combating global warming. Biden had hoped to prove... -
Harry, Meghan lend voices to world-spanning concert for climate, vaccines
Sep 26, 2021A “once-in-a-generation” music event circled the world on Saturday, with a slew of megastars taking the stage in New York for Global Citizen Live — 24 hours of shows across the planet to raise awareness on...