"Cooperate or perish," the United Nations chief told dozens of leaders gathered Monday for international climate talks, warning them that the world is "on a highway to climate hell" and urging the two biggest polluting countries, China and the United States, to work together to avert it. This year's annual
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Climate finance action a priority at COP27
Today, the window of opportunity for scaled-up global climate action to prevent disastrous global warming and build resilience in the most vulnerable nations is closing fast. And a major impediment to reducing emissions and accelerating climate adaptation is both lack of financial investment and major bureaucratic hurdles to accessing those
COP27: Health must be at the centre in climate talks: WHO
The climate crisis continues to make people sick and jeopardizes lives and health must be at the core of these critical negotiations, the World Health Organization issued the grim reminder on the eve of the pivotal climate talks at COP27. WHO believes the conference must conclude with progress on the
A climate summit following empty promises & funding failures
The COP 27 climate summit is taking place amid a rash of political, economic and environmental upheavals, including missed funding and emission targets, increased pollution and climate devastation, rising global inflation, cuts in Western development assistance and the negative after-effects of the Covid-19 pandemic and the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The
Access green energy through legal obligations: Experts
The enlarging energy crisis that has engulfed the world, including Bangladesh would have been avoided if there was an adequate supply of renewable energy, experts said on Friday.Bangladesh can access green energy through awareness building and legal obligations, environmental experts observed at a workshop held in the city titled "Dialogue
Rich nations ‘miserably’ fall below their climate promises
Just a few days ahead of the UN Climate Conference (COP27) in Egypt (6-18 November), new revelations show how far rich, industrialised countries –those who contribute most to the growing catastrophes- have been lying over their real contributions to climate finance. The True Value of Climate Finance Is a Third of
COP27: Bangladesh to push for $100b pledged for developing nations
Bangladesh will reiterate its call for early implementation of the pledge to provide US$ 100 billion funds per year to the developing countries as global leaders are preparing for the COP27 next month to take action for achieving collective climate goals set under the Paris Agreement and the Convention, officials
Developing nations battle climate change, as the wealthy make frozen pledges
The countdown to the UN Climate Summit COP27, which will take place in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, from November 6 to November 18, has begun. This summit has drawn the attention of world leaders, high-ranking United Nations officials, and thousands of environmental activists worldwide. The COP27 summit is an annual gathering of 197
Are climate summits a waste of time?
How to make COP27 a success
Each year, low-emitting countries like Bangladesh are the greatest sufferers and, paradoxically, pay the biggest price in losses and damages resulting from climate change. The most vulnerable communities are the ones who are facing the reality which the COP27 climate summit in Sharm-El-Shaikh is attempting to avert. According to the Centre