Climate Change
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.
Climate finance: Civil society groups demand $1.5 trillion
Says the fund is needed for the survival of the most vulnerable countries
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
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
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
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
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
Carbon emission: Bangladesh weather to turn deadly by this century, says study
Venturing outdoors may become deadly across wide swaths of Bangladesh, India and Pakistan by the end of the century as climate change drives heat and humidity to new extremes, according to a new study.
Scientists dim sunlight, suck up carbon dioxide to cool planet
Scientists are sucking carbon dioxide from the air with giant fans and preparing to release chemicals from a balloon to dim the sun's rays as part of a climate engineering push to cool the planet.
World’s most coal-fired power plant projects in 4 Asian countries
China, India, Indonesia and Vietnam have the world’s four biggest coal-fired power plants in pipeline. Together, they represent 82 percent of the 718 units globally under construction.
Trillion-tonne iceberg breaks off Antarctica
An iceberg, one of the largest on record, is set adrift after snapping off a West Antarctic ice shelf that is now at increased risk of collapse, scientists say.
G20 draft statement shows 19-against-US split on climate
World leaders at the G20 summit acknowledge US President Donald Trump's divergent stance on climate change, according to a draft communique seen by AFP.
Bangladesh among 7 extreme climate change hotspots: Report
Bangladesh and six other countries are the most extreme climate change hotspots in the world. Other countries are - Spain, Malawi, Norway, Brazil, US and Philippines.
Bolivian glacier samples ready for global ice archives
Scientists studying global warming recently climb Bolivia's towering Mount Illimani and extract samples of glacier ice packed with thousands of years of climate data.
510mm rainfall in southeast Bangladesh June 12-14: Nasa
Nasa has recorded 510mm (20 inches) rainfall in southeastern Bangladesh between June 12 and 14 when landslides triggered by heavy downpour killed at least 150 people in five hilly districts so far.
Climate change rift raises temperature for G7 meet
G7 environment chiefs meet in Italy for potentially difficult talks 10 days after Donald Trump sparked a rift with US partners by pulling out of the Paris climate change accord.
Bangladesh 6th worst extreme weather-affected country
Bangladesh ranks sixth among the world’s top 10 countries most affected by extreme weather events in the last 20 years, according to the Global Climate Risk Index by think-tank Germanwatch. On an average, a total of 679.05 people died in 185 climatic events in Bangladesh within the period of 1996 to 2015.