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Turkiye plans $20B investment in energy efficiency by 2030

Turkiye has announced plans to invest more than $20 billion in energy efficiency projects by 2030, aiming for significant advancements in industries, buildings, and public lighting. This ambitious initiative is part of the Second National Energy Efficiency Action Plan, which builds on the $8.5...

2024 marks Earth's hottest year on record

Earth recorded its hottest year ever in 2024, with such a big jump that the planet temporarily passed a major climate threshold, several weather monitoring agencies announced Friday. Last years global average temperature easily passed 2023s record heat and kept pushing even higher. It surpassed...

Tk 29 lakh fine realised, 60,000kg polythene seized

Mobile courts run by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has fined nearly Tk 29 lakh and seized around 60,000 kilograms of polythene in drives against polythene use in 31 days till Saturday across the country, reports UNB. Speaking to reporters, additional secretary and chief...

BCCT MD Rafiqul Islam passes away

Managing Director of the Bangladesh Climate Change Trust (BCCT) Md Rafiqul Islam passed away on Wednesday. He (an additional secretary) breathed his last at 1 pm while undergoing treatment at a city hospital, according to UNB. Environment, Forest and Climate Change Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan...

‘Joint drives will be strengthened against hill cutting, air pollution, and banned polythene’

Environment, Forest, and Climate Change Advisor Syeda Rizwana Hasan said that district administrations, city corporations, and the Department of Environment will strengthen joint mobile courts to combat hill cutting, air pollution, and the use of banned polythene. She made these remarks at a...

Scientists astonished with Whale’s epic migration

Scientists was astonished with a humpback whale as it has made one of the longest and most unusual migrations ever recorded, reports BBC. The experts think this epic journey might be down to climate change depleting food stocks or perhaps an odyssey to find a mate. It was seen in the Pacific...

Public urged to stay cautious as Dhaka’s air quality at risk

The air quality in Dhaka and its surrounding areas has deteriorated to an unhealthy and sometimes hazardous level (AQI 250). In this situation, the public is advised to wear masks when outdoors, while sensitive individuals are requested to avoid going outside unless absolutely necessary. The...

Bangladesh showcases women’s leadership in sustainable land management at UNCCD COP16

Dr. Farhina Ahmed, Secretary of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change of Bangladesh, emphasized the crucial role of women in achieving sustainable land management and preserving ecosystems during a speech at the UNCCD COP16 on December 4, 2024, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Speaking at...

UN warns global drought carries $300 bn annual drop

Lack of rain costs the world more than $300 billion annually, the United Nations warned Tuesday in a report published on the second day of international talks on desertification in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Fuelled by human destruction of the environment, drought is projected to affect 75 percent of...

A landmark climate change case opens at UN's highest court

The top United Nations court took up thelargest case in its historyon Monday, hearing the plight of several small island nations helpless in combating the devastating impact of climate change that they feel endangers their very survival. They demand that major polluting nations be held to account,...

'Axis of Türkiye' exposes a new foreign policy

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan traveled to multiple countries across different continents last month to attend six regional and global summits. Erdoğan attended the BRICS summit in Russia, the 11th summit of the Council of Heads of State of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS) in Kyrgyzstan,...

Dozens of bushfires rage across Victoria, destroying homes and livestock

Dozens of bushfires continued to burn across Australias Victoria state on Sunday, with authorities reporting significant damage, including the destruction of at least one home. The fires, fueled by strong winds and soaring temperatures, were sparked on Saturday, and by Sunday, authorities had...

2024 likely to be hottest year on record: EU monitor

This year is virtually certain to be the hottest in recorded history with warming above 1.5C, EU climate monitor Copernicus said Thursday, days before nations are due to gather for crunch UN climate talks. The European agency said the world was passing a new milestone of temperature records that...

Social forestry should not be implemented in natural forests: Rizwana

Syeda Rizwana Hasan, Advisor to the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, and the Ministry of Water Resources, emphasized that social forestry initiatives should not be introduced in natural forests. She noted that trees planted in social forestry are later harvested, and profits are...

EU will back govt’s ongoing reform initiatives: Rizwana

Environment, Forests and Climate Change Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan on Wednesday said the European Union (EU) will back the ongoing reform initiatives of the interim government, reports BSS. She said that the EU has also stated that it would support Bangladesh in expanding renewable energy...