COP29: What is a carbon credit? What is Article 6?

Countries will also negotiate whether the UN's central registry can itself house credits that can be transacted and retired or whether it should operate just for accounting purposes.
11 November 2024, 03:43 AM

Who are the key voices at the COP29 climate summit in Baku?

Take a look at some of the major players and negotiating blocs involved in the COP29 summit in Azerbaijan
11 November 2024, 03:36 AM

Taliban administration officials to attend UN climate conference in Azerbaijan

The COP29 climate summit in Azerbaijan's capital Baku will be among the highest-profile multilateral events attended by Taliban administration officials since they took control in Kabul after 20 years of fighting NATO-backed forces.
10 November 2024, 07:00 AM

COP29: What are the key issues at the UN climate summit in Baku?

COP29 delegates will also be looking to advance other deals made at previous summits.
7 November 2024, 06:29 AM

The other greenhouse gases warming the planet

Atmospheric concentrations of all three hit new highs in 2023, locking in future temperature increases for years to come, the World Meteorological Organization reported in October.
4 November 2024, 03:58 AM

Papua New Guinea to boycott 'waste of time' UN climate summit

While plenty have criticised the annual COP summit in the past, it is rare for any government to so totally dismiss the UN's premier climate talks.
31 October 2024, 04:09 AM

Cyclone Dana lashes Odisha

The severe cyclonic storm Dana early today slammed into Bhitarkanika and Dhamra coasts of the eastern Indian state of Odisha where authorities evacuated a million people to safety, shut schools, and suspended flight and train operations.
24 October 2024, 21:25 PM

Cyclone Dana not a threat to Bangladesh: BMD

However, strong winds have caused 4-5 houses to collapse in Latachapali union of Kolapara upazila under Patuakhali district, says disaster management and relief secretary
24 October 2024, 19:24 PM

Cyclone Dana: Over a million Indians moved to storm shelters

At least 1.1 million people on India’s eastern coast hunkered down in storm shelters ahead of a powerful cyclone set to hammer the low-lying region early this morning.
24 October 2024, 18:11 PM

Cyclone Dana: Launch services on Bhola-Chandpur routes suspended

The Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) has suspended launch services from Chandpur to all routes, as well as six internal routes in Bhola, due to the impact of Cyclone Dana
24 October 2024, 17:54 PM

Cyclone 'Dana' likely to lash Odisha-West Bengal at midnight

The severe cyclone 'Dana', formed over the northwest Bay of Bengal and adjoining area, is likely to move north-northwestwards further and may cross north Odisha-West Bengal coast of India between Puri and Sagar Island around midnight today, Bangladesh Meteorological Department said in its special weather bulletin this evening
24 October 2024, 14:38 PM

Cyclone Dana: Launch movement on internal routes suspended in Barishal

Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) authorities suspended movement of vessels on the internal routes in Barishal due to inclement weather caused by Cyclone Dana..The movement of vessels was suspended around 11:00am due to rain and gusty winds, said Abdur Razzak, a river por
24 October 2024, 09:37 AM

Patuakhali, Khulna brace for Cyclone Dana, prep shelters and relief measures

Patuakhali district administration prepared 829 cyclone shelters while Khulna district administration prepared 433
23 October 2024, 10:26 AM

Hurricane Oscar leaves six dead in Cuba: president

Hurricane Oscar left six people dead after hitting Cuba over the weekend during a major power blackout, President Miguel Diaz-Canel announced on Monday
22 October 2024, 02:24 AM

UN biodiversity summit opens with call for 'significant' funding

Guterres highlighted that destroying nature increases conflict, hunger and disease, fuels poverty and negatively impacts economic growth.
21 October 2024, 04:18 AM

Bhavadah’s flood victims grapple with loan payments

Achinto Mandal, a resident of Danga Mashiahati village under Jashore’s Abhaynagar upazila, borrowed Tk 1,20,000 from a bank and Tk 80,000 from a non-government organisation for fish farming
20 October 2024, 13:27 PM

Supply crunch hikes veggie prices in Rangpur division

Prices of vegetables and leafy greens have escalated in markets across Rangpur division due to disruption in supply following recent heavy rains
19 October 2024, 14:39 PM

Bridge on Mahadeo river damaged in Netrakona

The Nallapara Rasur (Loichha) Bridge on Mahadeo river in Netrakona’s Kalmakanda upazila sustained significant damages in the recent flash floods
17 October 2024, 15:02 PM

Low-pressure area turns into depression over Bay

The Bangladesh Meteorological Department yesterday reported that the well-marked low-pressure area over the southwestern Bay of Bengal and the adjacent southeastern Bay has strengthened into a depression.
16 October 2024, 18:00 PM

Protect women affected by natural disasters: civil society leaders

Civil society members today called for urgent action to protect women who are affected by the current floods, as well as all forms of disasters, emphasising their right to physical, mental, and reproductive healthcare and security
14 October 2024, 13:05 PM