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
Amid US doubt, UN chief says climate deal essential, 'get on board'
Climate change is undeniable and it is "absolutely essential" the world fight the problem together, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres argues, as US President Donald Trump considers pulling out of the Paris climate deal.
Trump rows shadow 'toughest G7 in years'
G7 leaders hold annual summit talks with divisions on trade and climate change, and fresh friction surrounding Donald Trump, threatening to undermine a show of unity against jihadist terrorism.
Climate science: Bad news gets worse
As UN negotiators meet in Bonn to thrash out rules for implementing the climate-rescue Paris Agreement, the stakes have never been higher.
G7 energy ministers fail to agree statement on climate change: Italy
G7 energy ministers fail to reach agreement on a joint statement on climate change after the United States express reservations, an Italian minister says.
Lights go out around the world for 10th Earth Hour
The lights are being switched off around the world at 8:30 pm, to mark the 10th annual Earth Hour, and to draw attention to climate change.
G20 financial leaders acquiesce to US, drop free trade pledge
Financial leaders of the world's biggest economies dropped a pledge to keep global trade free and open, acquiescing to an increasingly protectionist United States after a two-day meeting failed to yield a compromise.
G20 ministers struggle to find consensus on trade, climate
Finance ministers and central bankers from top economies battle to find common ground on world trade in the face of US President Donald Trump's "Buy American" drive.
Ministers, MPs influence climate fund: TIB
Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) alleges that climate change fund is allocated based on the influence of local ministers and lawmakers instead of the severity of the threat.
PM urges int’l community for greater focus on food security
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina urges the global community to put greater focus on agriculture and food security to minimise the risk of lives and livelihoods of farmers, fishers, artisans and women.
6m people displaced due to climate change impacts in Bangladesh: IOM
Around six million people have been displaced from their homes due to the effects of climate change in Bangladesh, International Organization for Migration (IOM) says.