Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Md Shahab Uddin today (Sept 17) said by implementing the HCFC Phase Out Management Plan (Stage-2), Bangladesh is expected to reduce the consumption of hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) by 67.5 per cent by 2025. "The government is working towards the p
Young climate activists on Friday called for an immediate end to the financing of fossil fuel-based power projects and fossil fuel financing. They made the call during an event in front of the Jatiya Press Club as part of the Global Climate Strike. The event was jointly organised by Fridays for Fu
Global investment of $2.7 trillion a year is needed to achieve net zero emissions by 2050 and avoid temperatures from rising above 1.5 degrees Celsius this century, a report by consultancy Wood Mackenzie said on Thursday. Scientists have said the world ideally needs to limit global average tempera
With an air quality index (AQI) score of 155 at 8:30 am this morning, Dhaka ranked 6th on the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality. The United Arab Emirates’ Dubai, China’s Beijing and Qatar’s Doha occupied the first, second, and third spots, with AQI scores of 168
Sweden has signed an agreement with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), which will secure continued support for the Local Government Initiative on Climate Change (LoGIC) project during a new two-year period, 2023-2025. Ambassador to Bangladesh Alex Berg von Linde and UNDP Bangladesh R
Since 2000, many tourist resorts and hotels have begun cropping up on the outskirts of the capital, providing weary city-dwellers with a fleeting escape from the hustle and bustle of urban life. With people's spending power on the rise and lifestyles evolving rapidly, Dhaka dwellers have also embr
Japan's fisheries agency said on Saturday fish tested in waters around the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant did not contain detectable levels of the radioactive isotope tritium, Kyodo news service reported. Nets were set up on Thursday when plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco) began
Along Bangladesh's southern coast, farmers threatened by the impacts of climate change are striving to boost their resilience to rising salinity in the soil and water by growing salt-tolerant crops and turning to innovative agriculture techniques. The country's coastal regions,
Environmental leaders from 185 countries gathered in Vancouver, Canada, on Thursday to adopt a multibillion-dollar fund to support global conservation, and the United Nations called for contributions to help protect 30 per cent of land and coastal areas by 2030. The meeting comes eight months afte
In the early morning hours, Belal Hossain, a resident of Mohammadpur in his middle years, steps onto the freshly laid walkways lining River Turag. As he starts his morning jog, the gentle light of dawn adds a soft touch to the sky. With each stride, he becomes enveloped in the serene cadence of his
