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Key points of the $300 billion climate deal

The deal reached at UN climate talks in Azerbaijan ramps up the money that wealthy historic emitters will provide to help poorer nations transition to cleaner energy and adapt to global warming. Here are the main points of the agreement reached at COP29 in Baku: $300 billion Under a...

COP29: Climate-vulnerable nations walk out of overtime talks

Delegations representing several small and impoverished nations severely threatened by climate change walked out of consultations on Saturday asUN climate talksin Azerbaijan went far into overtime without clinching a deal to help the nations most at risk. Were here as a group of AOSIS (Alliance...

BD seeks EU support for US$ 200b to LDCs

Bangladesh has urged European Union(EU) to support a proposal for allocating US$ 200 billion to the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) and the most climate vulnerable countries so that these nations can effectively respond to the challenges of the climate crisis. Bangladesh made the call at a...

Bangladesh and Japan decide to sign MoUs on waste management, carbon trading, climate resilience initiatives

Syeda Rizwana Hasan, Advisor to the Ministry of Environment, Forests, Climate Change and Water Resources called on Keiichiro Asao, Minister of the Environment of Japan in a bilateral meeting, at the Japanese Representative Office at COP29 in Azerbaijans capital Baku. The meeting decided to sign...

Miscarriages due to climate crisis a ‘blind spot’ in action plans: Report

Thereport collects the latest insights from physical and social science to inform the negotiations at the UN climate summit in Azerbaijan, reports The Guardian. The world faces planetary-scale challenges, from the rise of methane emissions to the vulnerability of critical infrastructure, said...

6th Day of COP29: Progress on climate finance, but consensus still out of reach

As the first week of COP29 has come to an end, there has been progress in discussions on climate finance, but a full agreement is still out of reach. Negotiators have made progress by streamlining the New Collective Quantified Goal (NCQG) draft text, which is seen as a positive step forward....

Top polluting cities revealed amid rising frustration over fossil fuels

Cities in Asia and the United States are the leading emitters of heat-trapping gases that contribute to climate change, with Shanghai emerging as the most polluting, according to new data combining satellite observations and artificial intelligence, reports AP. Nations at U.N. climate talks in...

Chief Adviser returns home after joining COP29 in Baku

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus returned home Thursday evening wrapping up his Baku tour to attend the global climate meet titled Conference of Parties-29 (COP29). A flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines carrying the chief adviser and his entourage reached the Hazrat Shahjalal International...

Azerbaijan expresses interest in strengthening ties with Bangladesh

Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev expressed his countrys eagerness to strengthen its ties with Bangladesh and elevate their bilateral relationship to new heights. He shared this view during a meeting with Banadesh Chief Advisgler Professor Muhammad Yunus on the sidelines of the COP29 global...

CA pledges reforming labour sector

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Thursday said his government would carry out vital labour reforms in an effort to attract more foreign investment in the countrys manufacturing sector. He made the comments during a meeting with former British Prime Minister Theresa May on the sidelines...

CA calls for new economic framework to tackle climate crisis

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday said the world needs a new economic framework in an effort to tackle the climate crisis and create a new civilisation that works for the earth and its people, reports BSS. The Chief Adviser was speaking at a LDC high-level meeting with UN...

Prof Yunus calls for overhaul of global healthcare system

Chief Adviser and 2006 Nobel Peace Laureate Prof. Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday called for redesigning the global healthcare system and pharmaceutical companies. He made the call while speaking at a sidelines event on health services at the COP29 climate conference in Baku, the capital of...

CA for 'zero carbon'-based life-style to save planet

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday suggested creating a new life-style based on zero waste and zero carbon to protect the planet from climate catastrophes, presenting his longstanding dream of creating a new world of three zeroes, reports BSS. In order to survive, we need to...

CA urges mobilizing intellectual, financial, youth power for new civilization

Chief Adviser of Bangladeshs Interim Government Prof Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday highlighted the importance of mobilizing intellectual, financial and youth power to lay the foundation for a new civilizationa self-preserving and self-reinforcing civilization, reports UNB. He said while speaking...

CA to address World Leaders Action Summit at COP29 Wednesday

Chief Adviser of the interim government Prof Muhammad Yunus will address the 2024 United Nations Climate Change Conference, or Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC, more commonly known as COP29, on Wednesday, reports The Business Standard. The 29th climate summit started in Baku, Azerbaijan...

FIFA President to Join Youth Festival in January

FIFA President Gianni Infantino has said he will join the youth festival set to be held in Bangladesh in January, reports UNB. Infantino accepted an invitation extended by Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus, who briefed him on the festivals goals and sought his support in bringing renowned womens...

World leaders descend on Azerbaijan’s capital for United Nations climate talks

World leaders are converging Tuesday at the United Nations annual climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan although the big names and powerful countries are noticeably absent, unlike past climate talks which had the star power of a soccer World Cup. But 2024s climate talks are more like the World...

Chief Adviser engages with global leaders to address climate crisis

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on Tuesday had brief interactions separately with a number of leaders as COP29, UNs biggest climate conference, is underway. Prof Yunus met with Prime Minister Daniel Risch of Liechtenstein and Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay of Bhutan. He also met with...

Greta Thunberg protests Azerbaijan's hosting of global climate summit

Climate activist Greta Thunberg on Monday attended a rally in Georgia to protest against Azerbaijan hosting the annual United Nations climate talks. Thunberg and scores of other activists who rallied in Tbilisi, the capital of the South Caucasus nation, argued that Azerbaijan doesnt deserve to...

Chief Adviser Yunus reaches Azerbaijan to attend COP29

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus reached Azerbaijan capital Baku on Monday evening (local time) to attend the UNs biggest climate conference COP29. A flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines, carrying the Chief Adviser and his entourage, left Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport around 11am...

COP29 must show global climate cooperation 'not down for the count': UN climate chief

The UNs climate chief Simon Stiell on Monday said COP29 must show that global cooperation is not down for the count., He said this few days after Donald Trumps reelection raised the prospect of a US withdrawal from the Paris agreement. Simon Stiell also appealed for an ambitious new goal on...

Prof Yunus scheduled to leave for Azerbaijan on Monday ahead of COP29

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus is scheduled to leave for Azerbaijans capital Baku on Monday to attend the UNs biggest climate conference COP29. Global leaders and diplomats from across the world will descend on the capital Baku for the annual climate summit to discuss how to avoid...

At COP29 countries should deliver key policies for banks to finance renewable energy: IEEFA

At the upcoming 29th Conference of Parties (COP29) in Baku, dubbed the climate finance COP, representatives of different countries should deliver key decisions to design policies and regulations and offer institutional support that encourages banks to lend more to the renewable energy sector, said...

Rizwana emphasizes urgent climate actions

Environment, Forest and Climate Change Advisor Syeda Rizwana Hasan emphasized the pressing need for global unity in addressing climate change. She urged all developed countries to follow through on their commitments to climate finance and technological support for nations at the forefront of...

CA expected to join COP29 Summit in Azerbaijan next month

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus is expected to join the COP29 Summit at the Azerbaijan capital in November, where at least 32,000 people will get together to mainly discuss the thorny issue of climate finance, reports UNB. Once finalised, the Chief Adviser is likely to be in Baku in the second...