Climate Change
Indigenous leaders demand protection for their territories; scientists highlight rapid destabilisation of the planet’s frozen regions.
Updated 11 Nov, 2025 08:11am
For many, this year’s 30th climate summit marks a full-circle moment.
Updated 10 Nov, 2025 09:35am
Believe diplomatic isolation should not prevent their govt from taking part in international climate talks.
Updated 10 Nov, 2025 09:40am
The COP process has evolved or devolved into what many observers now describe as a ‘climate fair’.
Updated 08 Nov, 2025 08:01am
Pledge from 21 carriers, including Lufthansa, will oblige them to clarify that the emissions of a specific flight cannot be “neutralised, offset, or directly reduced”.
Updated 08 Nov, 2025 08:29am
World Bank projects 30pc GDP loss by 2050; IMF links climate goals to reform agenda.
Updated 08 Nov, 2025 07:32am
Punjab govt keeping mum over members of CM’s delegation.
Updated 07 Nov, 2025 11:00am
Leaders from China, US, India and Russia absent from gathering; UN chief says corporate interests are leading the world to ruin.
Updated 07 Nov, 2025 08:57am
Warming of 1.5°C will destroy at least 70pc of coral reefs, versus 99pc at 2°C, report warns.
Published 04 Nov, 2025 10:17pm
“Every province has its own share of challenges," she says.
Published 04 Nov, 2025 06:30am
Unchecked tree cutting and urban expansion are endangering Pakistan’s climate resilience, causing a ripple effect on health, agriculture, and the economy.
Updated 03 Nov, 2025 08:01am
"Every fraction of a degree of warming costs lives and livelihoods,” says Dr Jeremy Farrar, assistant director general for health promotion at WHO.
Updated 30 Oct, 2025 09:40am
Led by the ADB, the programme covers Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.
Published 29 Oct, 2025 11:24am
Body unable to include targets announced by China, EU in formal assessment of 2035 pledges as neither have officially submitted detailed plans.
Updated 29 Oct, 2025 09:42am
Concerned elite athletes say rising temperatures are reshaping the sport with some city marathons more impacted than others.
Published 28 Oct, 2025 02:50pm
In Pakistan, who commands the water commands the people — and the floods reveal just how absolute that power remains.
Published 28 Oct, 2025 11:31am
The global multimedia campaign is urging governments to prioritise investment in climate adaptation ahead of COP30.
Published 27 Oct, 2025 06:33pm
The snow leopard is considered a key indicator of the health of mountain ecosystems, a vital source of water for billions of people.
Updated 24 Oct, 2025 08:27am
Says overshooting 1.5C warming in next few years now "inevitable".
Updated 23 Oct, 2025 09:39am
While some companies exited the local market, others started operations, says finance minister.
Updated 22 Oct, 2025 10:32pm
Incentivising domestic industries to finance a public good that is not expected to directly accrue balance sheet benefits is tricky but not impossible.
Updated 20 Oct, 2025 04:01pm
Survey shows perceptions of the World Bank Group’s support have declined in key sectors.
Updated 20 Oct, 2025 10:34am
The next five years will determine whether or not Pakistan will emerge as a new player in South Asia’s clean air landscape.
Updated 17 Oct, 2025 02:40pm
Stubble burning is deeply intertwined with the agrarian evolution of South Asia.
Updated 17 Oct, 2025 03:27pm
Unless ocean temperatures return to more tolerable levels, bleached corals simply cannot recover and eventually die of starvation.
Updated 14 Oct, 2025 08:10am
Hidalgo and Veracruz are the states worst affected, with 29 deaths and 18 missing reported in Veracruz, and 21 deaths and 43 missing in Hidalgo.
Published 13 Oct, 2025 11:12pm
Regional cooperation stressed for solutions to environmental issues in DawnMedia conference.
Updated 12 Oct, 2025 11:41am
Rejects IMO proposal for decarbonisation as imposing "unsanctioned global tax regime that levies punitive and regressive financial penalties".
Updated 12 Oct, 2025 09:33am
SC judge says environmental watchdog fully captured by govt; Justice Ayesha highlights gaps in law enforcement.
Updated 12 Oct, 2025 08:34am
Smog has become a symptom of deeper systemic issues: weak regulation, unchecked emissions, and short-term politics. Tackling it requires not another plan, but a functioning system that enforces the ones already written.
Published 11 Oct, 2025 12:31pm
