Climate Change
New president signs raft of orders, withdrawing birthright citizenship, ending sanctions against West Bank settlers.
Updated 22 Jan, 2025 08:22am
Downpour was 40pc lower than normal between Sept 24 and Jan 15; El Niño likely to persist till March.
Updated 22 Jan, 2025 08:16am
Tech-focused groups are launching new orbiters as space launches get cheaper.
Updated 19 Jan, 2025 10:14am
As the climate crisis rewrites the rules of survival, Pakistan’s judiciary emerges as an unlikely guardian of climate justice, attempting to redefine it as a constitutional obligation.
Published 17 Jan, 2025 12:42pm
Initiative to help channel global climate change commitments to finance green micro, small firms.
Published 16 Jan, 2025 08:50am
The endangered Indus River dolphin is more than a victim of environmental destruction — it’s a symbol of the profound ecological crisis that threatens us all.
Updated 13 Jan, 2025 04:27pm
Countries in the Global North veer away from climate action towards fossil fuels as major political shifts take place.
Updated 13 Jan, 2025 10:04am
Climate expert calls the milestone a "rude awakening to key political actors to get their act together”.
Published 10 Jan, 2025 08:19pm
From stubble burning to toxic smog, Pakistan's air pollution crisis threatens its future; the only way it can rise above the haze is through strategic action, with bold policy changes and climate diplomacy at the forefront.
Published 10 Jan, 2025 12:54pm
This follows a “prolonged period of record to near-record daily lows” in 2023 and 2024.
Published 09 Jan, 2025 06:30am
World may already have hit 1.5 degrees Celsius of warming above average pre-industrial temperature — beyond which it is at risk of irreversible climate change, scientists say.
Published 07 Jan, 2025 07:55am
Study finds correlation between climate disasters suffered in the country and a warming of ocean surface temperatures.
Published 05 Jan, 2025 07:37am
Five strategic opportunities will need to be seized during the year.
Updated 02 Jan, 2025 08:56am
The smog in Lahore, heatwaves all across, the north’s melting glaciers, and widespread floods illustrate a country under siege from environmental forces.
Published 01 Jan, 2025 09:12am
After an underwhelming COP29, Pakistan is focusing on launching carbon markets, engaging with other vulnerable nations.
Published 30 Dec, 2024 08:02am
Pakistan cannot afford to wait for global consensus to act. We are indeed living in what scientists describe as “a dangerous new era”.
Updated 30 Dec, 2024 08:42am
Air quality oscillates between "healthy" and "very unhealthy" due to construction projects, vehicular emissions, brick kilns.
Published 30 Dec, 2024 06:00am
From prosperous European cities to overcrowded slums in Africa, no place was spared by disasters. The year was the hottest in history.
Updated 28 Dec, 2024 08:45am
Cabinet green-lights carbon markets policy to pave way for voluntary markets, cooperative approaches.
Published 28 Dec, 2024 07:24am
Scientists warn of more "dangerous heat days" unless the world transitions away from fossil fuels.
Published 27 Dec, 2024 07:47pm
Fragile beginning to 2025 offers world a last chance to course correct, realign growth with sustainability.
Published 27 Dec, 2024 08:56am
As we close the calendar on 2024 and embark on 2025, data tells us an alarming story.
Updated 27 Dec, 2024 08:52am
Three road accidents allegedly caused by poor visibility due to fog in Bahawalpur, Multan and Burewala.
Updated 26 Dec, 2024 12:11pm
Distances himself from govt policies on internet governance, climate change.
Updated 24 Dec, 2024 10:27am
The country’s average AQI in 2023 was 160, with PM2.5 levels 14.7 times higher than the WHO's recommended limits.
Published 24 Dec, 2024 07:53am
The 2022 floods in Pakistan amplified pre-existing gender inequalities, leaving women — who are least responsible for the global climate crisis — with a disproportionate burden of survival.
Updated 02 Feb, 2025 11:04pm
EPD secretary says programme has robust verification protocol to ensure authenticity of activities.
Updated 23 Dec, 2024 12:26pm
Project will focus on strengthening the institutional and capacity development of the municipal corporations
Updated 22 Dec, 2024 08:00am
Punjab to install charging stations, subsidise electric two and three-wheelers.
Updated 20 Dec, 2024 10:38am
As air pollution levels rise, women face a double burden — fighting for clean air and grappling with the impact on their reproductive health.
Updated 18 Dec, 2024 12:54pm
