Climate budget inadequate for long-term adaptation requirements: Speakers
Star Online Report
14 June 2026, 20:54 PM Climate Change
What scientists know about a potential 'super' El Nino
AFP, Paris
22 May 2026, 10:10 AM Climate Change
UN votes 141‑8 to back ICJ climate opinion; US among few to oppose
Reuters, Washington
22 May 2026, 01:52 AM Climate Change
Khulna conference warns of climate crisis in coastal zone
Our Correspondent, Khulna
17 April 2026, 20:07 PM Environment
Salinity to sustainability: New climate roadmap empowers coastal women
Star Online Report
6 April 2026, 23:35 PM Climate Change
Coffee regions hit by extra days of extreme heat: scientists
AFP, Paris
18 February 2026, 11:38 AM Climate Change

Scientists turn pollution into fuel in climate breakthrough

Scientists have developed a solar-powered device that can pull pollution from the air and convert it directly into fuel for cars and planes
15 February 2025, 12:56 PM

Most countries miss UN deadline for new climate targets

As of Monday morning, many of the world's biggest polluters - including China, India and the European Union - had not done so.
10 February 2025, 10:32 AM

Top climate scientist declares 2C climate goal 'dead'

Temperatures will stay at or above 1.5C in the coming years
5 February 2025, 03:38 AM

Mega-iceberg drifts towards Antarctic penguin island

The gigantic wall of ice is moving slowly from Antarctica on a potential collision course with South Georgia
28 January 2025, 12:01 PM

World Bank approves $1.16bn for three Bangladesh projects

The World Bank today approved three loans totalling $1.16 billion to help Bangladesh improve health services, boost water and sanitation services and achieve greener and climate-resilient development, it said in a statement.
20 December 2024, 05:26 AM

Canada unveils 2035 climate goal critics say is weak

The target for 2035 would see emissions slashed by 45 to 50 percent from 2005 levels, on its way to net-zero by mid-century.
13 December 2024, 05:08 AM

2024 'certain' to be hottest year on record: EU monitor

The new benchmark affirmed by the Copernicus Climate Change Service caps a year in which countries rich and poor were hammered by disasters that scientists have linked to humanity's role in Earth's rapid warming.
9 December 2024, 03:46 AM

World Court to open climate change hearings

The hearings begin a week after developing nations denounced as woefully inadequate an agreement reached at the COP29 summit for countries to provide $300 billion in annual climate finance by 2035 to help poorer nations cope with climate change.
2 December 2024, 04:30 AM

Australia protest forces ship to abort arrival at coal port, 170 arrested

New South Wales police said 170 protesters were arrested on Sunday for refusing to move from the shipping channel near the Port of Newcastle.
24 November 2024, 05:55 AM

World approves $300b for poor nations in climate deal

Nearly 200 nations approved Sunday a climate deal that raises to at least $300 billion a year the amount wealthy historic polluters pay poorer countries to take action against global warming
23 November 2024, 22:53 PM

‘Shockingly insufficient’

"The proposed decision to allocate USD 250 billion per year for all developing countries is shockingly insufficient," said the adviser
22 November 2024, 15:22 PM

Climate finance: COP29 draft proposes $250b a year

COP29 draft deal says rich nations should pay the amount to fight climate change
22 November 2024, 13:00 PM

‘Pooled fund mechanism’ can bring a paradigm shift

Says MFJ executive director at a meeting at the sideline of COP29 summit in Baku
20 November 2024, 16:18 PM

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.
17 November 2024, 04:13 AM

Climate finance: Civil society groups demand $1.5 trillion

Says the fund is needed for the survival of the most vulnerable countries
16 November 2024, 13:58 PM

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
15 November 2024, 13:13 PM

Floods, education, and uncertainty

The impact of climate change on students in Bangladesh.
14 November 2024, 06:48 AM

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
13 November 2024, 18:31 PM

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
13 November 2024, 11:53 AM

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
12 November 2024, 14:00 PM