2024 may not serve the climate cause well If 2023 wasn’t a good year for climate change, 2024 may not be any better – for those who wanted to hear some good... Published 08 Mar, 2024 03:53pm
World World needs ‘trillions’ for climate action: COP28 PARIS: The world needs “trillions” of dollars to spur on the green transition and tackle global warming, the ... Published 21 Feb, 2024 05:29am
Business & Finance Big firms with $7trn exit climate investment pressure group NEW YORK: A pair of large investment companies with nearly $7 trillion in assets, said Thursday they exited a ... Published 17 Feb, 2024 05:51am
World World needs ‘torrents’ of cash for green transition: UN PARIS: The world needs to urgently start investing trillions of dollars in the green transition, the United Nations... Published 03 Feb, 2024 05:46am
Perspectives Unlocking climate funds: Pakistan faces several roadblocks Does Pakistan want to have its cake and eat it too, when it comes to unlocking climate actions funds? There are... Published 17 Dec, 2023 12:26pm
World Pressure grows for climate deal in Dubai DUBAI: The president of the UN’s COP28 climate talks urged negotiators to compromise on Sunday, warning “failure... Published 11 Dec, 2023 06:41am
Opinion COP28 and the need for climate action for Pakistan While the world leaders meet on the sidelines of the COP 28 summit to agree on a climate action plan, developing... Updated 11 Dec, 2023 07:06am
World Climate finance in the spotlight at COP28 climate talks DUBAI: Money pledges stacked up at COP28 in Dubai on Monday as delegates sought to address the huge gap between what... Published 05 Dec, 2023 03:01am
Pakistan Developing countries: Pakistan’s stance on climate finance acknowledged at COP28: PM DUBAI: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar Ul Haq Kakar has said that Pakistan had been a strong voice and a proactive... Published 04 Dec, 2023 05:35am
Pakistan Climate finance for poor nations demanded ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Foreign Minister Jalil Abbas Jilani has emphasised the need for provision of climate finance to... Published 03 Dec, 2023 02:59am
World COP28 opens with launch of loss and damage fund DUBAI: Nearly 200 nations agreed Thursday to launch a fund to support countries hit by global warming, in a... Published 01 Dec, 2023 04:43am
Opinion Alarming threat of global warming and lagging climate finance The progress made since the landmark Paris Agreement back in 2015 is seriously lagging as pointed out by a recently... Published 01 Dec, 2023 04:43am
World Rich nations ‘likely’ met $100bn climate finance goal: OECD PARIS: Wealthy nations likely met their goal of providing $100 billion in annual climate finance to poorer nations... Published 17 Nov, 2023 06:06am
Print 2022 Pakistan floods: Reconstruction aid lagging: UN chief UNITED NATIONS: A year after deadly floods inundated a third of Pakistan, the broken promises to rebuild the country... Updated 29 Sep, 2023 05:14pm
Pakistan Pakistan seeks disbursements on pledged flood-relief funds KARACHI: Pakistan is striving to get donors to release $10 billion in pledges to help it recover from devastating... Published 23 Sep, 2023 05:58am
Opinion Debt, weak multilateralism, and austerity The number of developing countries having high debt levels, that is having public debt more than 60 percent of their... Updated 04 Aug, 2023 06:53am
Opinion Climate change crisis and multilateralism ‘I played a key role as chair of the African Union during the Covid period. We felt like we were beggars when it... Updated 07 Jul, 2023 06:04am
World Rich nations pledge to unlock hundreds of billions of dollars for climate fight PARIS: Multilateral development banks like the World Bank are expected to find $200 billion in extra firepower for... Published 24 Jun, 2023 06:02am
World France’s Macron says leaders finalised accord on $100bn in climate finance PARIS: Wealthy nations finalised an overdue $100-billion climate finance pledge to developing countries on Friday... Published 23 Jun, 2023 02:40pm
Opinion Climate change, debt, and inflation “If you’ve been feeling confused and as though everything is impacting on you all at the same time, this is not ... Updated 09 Jun, 2023 07:10am
Business & Finance IMF, others should give $100bn climate FX guarantee LONDON: A top-level meeting in Paris next month will lay out a $100 billion plan to drive more money into climate ... Published 27 May, 2023 06:09am
Opinion An immediate call for a second Bretton Woods The world is facing an existential threat in the shape of climate change crisis, with one of the main outcomes in ... Updated 21 Apr, 2023 07:03am
Opinion Neoliberalism, austerity, and climate change crisis ‘Scientists have delivered a “final warning” on the climate crisis, as rising greenhouse gas emissions push ... Published 24 Mar, 2023 05:55am
Pakistan Climate change ministry, visiting GCF team to hold workshops ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Climate Change (MoCC) welcomed a delegation from the Green Climate Fund (GCF) to discuss... Published 10 Mar, 2023 03:46am
Opinion Both IMF, govt need serious policy path correction The International Monetary Fund (IMF) in its recently-released flagship report ‘World Economic Outlook [WEO] update:... Updated 03 Feb, 2023 10:27am
Opinion Debt, inequality and austerity ‘In most western countries, inequality is rising, and social mobility has stalled. Our citizens are losing... Published 20 Jan, 2023 06:44am
Opinion Global economic challenges and prospects for 2023 A few days before the release of World Bank’s flagship ‘Global Economic Prospects’ (GEP) January 2023 report... Updated 13 Jan, 2023 07:33am
Print World Bank seeks more funds WASHINGTON: The World Bank is seeking to vastly expand its lending capacity to address climate change and other... Updated 04 Jan, 2023 09:44am
Opinion Waiting for ‘manna from heaven’ After the receding flood waters from hell, the GOP is now waiting anxiously for ‘manna from heaven’ from heavenly... Published 30 Nov, 2022 06:23am
Opinion Can Asia and the Pacific get on track to net zero? The recent climate talks in Egypt have left us with a sobering reality: The window for maintaining global warming to... Published 29 Nov, 2022 06:49am