Trends - climate goals - Business Recorder

climate goals

‘Dangerous’ heatwaves may grip the tropics daily by 2100: study

PARIS: Many millions of people in the tropics could be exposed to dangerous heat for half the year by 2100 even if...

Published 26 Aug, 2022 05:35am

Business & Finance

Most automakers fall short on climate goals

PARIS: Only two of the world’s 12 top automakers plan to make enough electric vehicles by 2030 to stay in step ...

Published 23 May, 2022 08:02am

Opinion

Climate goals take second place as EU states cut petrol prices

A growing number of European countries are cutting fuel taxes to lower surging pump petrol prices. The move brings...

Published 23 Mar, 2022 04:58am

World

Turkey set to receive 3.1bn euro loans to help Paris climate goals

ANKARA: Turkey is set to receive loans worth 3.1 billion euros to help it meet clean energy goals set out in the...

Updated 14 Oct, 2021 07:12pm

World

Countries need to be more ambitious in climate goals: UN

PARIS: Countries that have signed up to the Paris accord to tame climate change need to be more ambitious in their...

Published 01 Aug, 2021 04:46am

World

Britain must engage the public on net zero climate goals

Britain in 2019 became the G7 first member to set a net zero target, which will require wholesale changes in the way that Britons travel

Published 08 Jul, 2021 12:28pm

World

Germany sets more ambitious climate goals after landmark ruling

BERLIN: The German government said Wednesday it would set more ambitious targets to reduce CO2 emissions after a...

Updated 06 May, 2021 10:18am

Technology

HP commits to reducing its emissions by half this decade

HP has pledged to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by half during this decade.
The company hopes to reach net zero emissions by 2040 and push its suppliers towards more environment-friendly practices as well.

Updated 20 Apr, 2021 08:29pm

World

Dutch earmark $400mn for green hydrogen development

Green hydrogen is extracted from water via electrolysis powered by renewable energy, theoretically releasing no carbon emissions either in its production or consumption.
A sum of 3.7 billion euros from the fund was earmarked on Friday for infrastructure spending and for funding research in quantum computing, artificial intelligence and healthcare innovation.

Published 09 Apr, 2021 08:39pm

Business & Finance

Electric trucks may soon challenge diesel if charging hurdle cleared: study

A green shift in the transport sector, which generates roughly a quarter of global carbon dioxide emissions, is seen as important to help align with globally agreed climate goals.
Battery-powered trucks have often been dismissed as too costly to replace diesel trucks in many capacities, with batteries too heavy for long-haul freight.

Published 08 Apr, 2021 08:07pm

Business & Finance

China’s bitcoin mining rush risks derailing climate goals

BEIJING: China’s electricity-hungry bitcoin mines that power nearly 80 percent of the global trade in...

Updated 07 Apr, 2021 09:50am

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Trust Mod. / Feb 3 Trust Modaraba(TRSM)	1.98 ▲ 0.48 (32.00%)
Pak Gulf Leasing / Feb 3 Pak-Gulf Leasing Company Limited(PGLC)	6.55 ▲ 1.00 (18.02%)
Samba Bank / Feb 3 Samba Bank Limited(SBL)	7.15 ▲ 1.00 (16.26%)
TPL Trakker Ltd / Feb 3 TPL Trakker Limited(TPLT)	9.90 ▲ 0.90 (10.00%)
Dawood Equities / Feb 3 Dawood Equities Limited(DEL)	6.18 ▲ 0.46 (8.04%)
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Feb 3 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	14 ▲ 1.00 (7.69%)
Khyber Tobacco / Feb 3 Khyber Tobacco Company Limited(KHTC)	342.67 ▲ 23.90 (7.50%)
Shahtaj Sugar / Feb 3 Shahtaj Sugar Mills Limited(SHJS)	49.22 ▲ 3.43 (7.49%)
Quetta Textile / Feb 3 Quetta Textile Mills Limited(QUET)	15.52 ▲ 1.08 (7.48%)
Frontier Ceram / Feb 3 Frontier Ceramics Limited(FRCL)	15.99 ▲ 1.10 (7.39%)

Stock	Price
Data Textile / Feb 3 Data Textiles Limited(DATM)	7.08 ▲ -1.00 (-12.38%)
Premier Insurance / Feb 3 Premier Insurance Limited(PINL)	6.66 ▲ -0.86 (-11.44%)
Zephyr Textile / Feb 3 Zephyr Textiles Limited(ZTL)	8.53 ▲ -0.96 (-10.12%)
Ashfaq Textile / Feb 3 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	9.39 ▲ -1.00 (-9.62%)
F.Treet Manuf / Feb 3 First Treet Manufacturing Modaraba(FTMM)	7.71 ▲ -0.74 (-8.76%)
IGI Life Ins / Feb 3 IGI Life Insurance Limited(IGIL)	9 ▲ -0.86 (-8.72%)
Ruby Tex. / Feb 3 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	3 ▲ -0.27 (-8.26%)
Pervez Ahmed Co / Feb 3 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	0.67 ▲ -0.06 (-8.22%)
KASB Modaraba / Feb 3 KASB Modaraba(KASBM)	1.26 ▲ -0.11 (-8.03%)
Next Capital / Feb 3 Next Capital Limited(NEXT)	4.76 ▲ -0.39 (-7.57%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Feb 3 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	20,606,814 ▲ -0.03
Pak Petroleum / Feb 3 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	12,289,269 ▲ -0.87
Hub Power Co. / Feb 3 The Hub Power Company Limited(HUBC)	7,871,024 ▼ 1.33
Cnergyico PK / Feb 3 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	7,256,361 ▲ -0.14
Dewan Motors / Feb 3 Dewan Farooque Motors Limited(DFML)	6,197,500 ▲ -0.27
Ghani Glo Hol / Feb 3 Ghani Global Holdings Limited(GGL)	5,488,518 ▲ -0.13
Oil & Gas Dev. / Feb 3 Oil & Gas Development Company Limited(OGDC)	5,157,941 ▲ -1.12
Gul Ahmed / Feb 3 Gul Ahmed Textile Mills Limited(GATM)	4,969,528 ▼ 1.38
The Searle Co. / Feb 3 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	4,848,886 ▲ -1.07
TRG Pak Ltd / Feb 3 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	4,483,294 ▲ -0.43

Markets →

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Feb 3	277.17
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Feb 3	278.67
USD to Japanese Yen / Feb 3	130.93
USD to Swiss Franc / Feb 3	0.92
Pound Sterling to USD / Feb 3	1.21
Euro to USD / Feb 3	1.09
UK LIBOR % / Feb 2	4.30

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Feb 3	4173.81
India Sensex / Feb 3	60841.88
Tokyo Nikkei / Feb 3	27509.46
Nasdaq / Feb 3	12199.92
Hang Seng / Feb 3	21558.22
FTSE 100 / Feb 3	7893.49
Dow Jones / Feb 3	34140.01
Germany DAX 30 / Feb 3	15444.86
France CAC40 / Feb 3	7211.89

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Feb 2	22235
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Feb 3	76.83
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Feb 3	208500
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Feb 3	1870.69
Cotton US¢/pound / Feb 3	85.64