China shifts from solar manufacturing giant to solar IP innovator
Abdullah Jan Islamabad: China is transitioning from a solar manufacturing powerhouse to a leading innovator in intellectual property (IP) as...
Environment
UK to fund seven climate change projects in Pakistan amid growing environmental challenges
Celina Ali Islamabad: The United Kingdom announced its commitment to support seven climate change initiatives in Pakistan, including the development...
Portugal wildfires: Why are Iberian forests so flammable?
Lisbon: The amount of land ravaged in Portugal's recent devastating wildfires is estimated to cover 122,000 hectares. Around 83% of...
Thunderstorm warnings mark end of UK summer
London: The Met Office has issued yellow thunderstorm warnings for Friday and Saturday as our spell of warm weather comes...
Evacuations as tail of Storm Boris floods northeast Italy
Rome: Italian authorities have evacuated some 1,000 people from homes as the tail end of Storm Boris pummelled a northeastern...
Pakistan to showcase climate actions, solutions at COP29: Romina Alam
Celina Ali Islamabad: Prime Minister’s Coordinator on Climate Change and Environmental Coordination (MoCC&EC), Romina Khurshid Alam emphasized the significance of...
Climate crisis: a defining challenge for our time, says Foreign Secretary David Lammy
Celina Ali Islamabad: In a landmark speech delivered at the historic Kew Gardens on Wednesday, newly-appointed Foreign Secretary David Lammy...
Italy next to face storm after 21 killed in Europe floods
Rome: Intense storms battering central Europe are now reaching Italy, where warnings for heavy rain, strong winds and floods have...
UK public is becoming more ‘carbon capable’ – here’s what that means
London: As climate change intensifies, rising public awareness and incremental behavioural changes will hopefully evolve into transformative action. We investigate...
Portugal asks Europe for help as wildfires rage
Lisbon: Portugal asked the EU to send it more fire-fighting planes on Monday as at least 15 blazes raged in...
Italy and Spain at risk austerity in climate-neutrality race, new study suggests
Rome: Italy and Spain could face greater levels of austerity as a consequence of public investments to cut Europe’s greenhouse...
Second submerged village resurfaces in Greece due to drought
Athens: After Kallio village in the Attica region, a second submerged village has resurfaced in Greece as a result of...
UK funding for those impacted by Typhoon Yagi in Vietnam
London: The UK government is providing £1 million of humanitarian assistance in response to the devastating impact of Typhoon Yagi...
EU countries lagging on carbon emissions reductions, Commission tells MEPs
Brussels: Several member states still need to send their energy and climate plans to the European Commission, where they lay...
Juvenile education crucial to expedite climate action for long-term resilience goals: Romina
Celina Ali Islamabad: Prime Minister’s Coordinator for Climate Change and Environmental Coordination, Romina Khurshid Alam on Friday emphasized juvenile education...
China and US push forward climate actions
Beijing: China and the United States will make joint efforts to ensure a successful United Nations climate change conference in...
Bulgaria warns of hazardous weather as heavy rainfall forecast for September 11
Sofia: Bulgaria’s national weather bureau has issued the Code Orange warning of hazardous weather for several districts for September 11...
Feeling colder this week as Arctic air hits UK
London: After many parts of England and Wales experienced some very wet days with thunderstorms and flash flooding, the weather...
PM’s climate change aide urges expansion of marine protected areas’ cover
Celina Ali Islamabad: Coordinator to the Prime Minister on Climate Change, Romina Khurshid Alam on Sunday urged the Sindh and...
“1.5 degrees is a mirage”, Senator Sherry Rehman warns of unprecedented climate risks at forum for friendly exchanges among legislators in China
Shanghai: Senator Sherry Rehman, Vice President and parliamentary leader of the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) in the Senate of Pakistan,...
EU manages record number of responses to extreme weather
Brussels: The European Union has coordinated a record number of emergency responses to extreme weather this year, as climate change...
Sunken village emerges in Greece as drought dries up lake
Lake Mornos: From beneath the shrinking Lake Mornos in central Greece, the muddied remains of homes are re-emerging nearly 45...
Bulgaria: Warning of hazardous weather for Bourgas district over forecast heavy rain
Sofia: Bulgaria’s national weather bureau has issued the Code Red warning of very hazardous weather for the Bourgas district for...
Greece tourist port flooded with hundreds of thousands of dead fish
Athens: Greek authorities have started collecting hundreds of thousands of dead fish that poured into a tourist port in the...
Italy: Severe drought damages olive trees ahead of harvest
Rome: Olive trees in Italy’s major olive-growing regions have been damaged by heatwaves and severe drought conditions ahead of this...
Landslide in southern Italy leaves woman and son missing, feared dead
Rome: Torrential rains triggered a landslide in the southern Italian province of Caserta, forcing evacuations, and rescuers were searching for...
Italy braces for more intense heat as temperatures set to hit highs of up to 39C
Rome: More high temperatures come after Italy was battered by heavy rain and intense thunderstorms. Italy is bracing for another...
Campaigners sue EU over ‘grossly inadequate’ 2030 climate targets
Brussels: The EU is being sued for failing to set ambitious climate targets in sectors that contribute more than half...
‘Working here is hell’: latest death of farm worker in 40C heat shocks Italy
Rome: Italy has been shocked by reports of the “brutal” treatment of migrants working on farms across the country and...
Portugal coast hit by 5.3 magnitude earthquake
Lisbon: The quake hit waters 7.7km south-east of the capital, Lisbon, and 74km south-west of Setúbal. An earthquake with an...
