We may look to be strange bedfellows a global leader on climate change and the chief executive of a multinational oil company but we share two characteristics that the world needs more than ever: stubborn optimism and a fierce commitment to inclusivity.
UNFCCC terms Pakistan GHG emissions more scientific than India s, NA body told Thu 21st January 2021 | 03:00 PM
ISLAMABAD, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 21st Jan, 2021 ) :The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) on Thursday termed the Green House Gas (GAG) emissions data more scientific with better authenticity as compared to the information shared by India at the global forum.
Minister of State for Climate Change Zartaj Gul informed this to National Assembly Standing Committee on Climate Change headed by Member National Assembly Munaza Hassan that Pakistan was taking measures to contain GHG emissions through its meager resources without any support from the UNFCCC.
Christiana Figueres will lend her decades-long expertise in climate change and collaborative diplomacy to the growing plant-based company in an effort to reduce global dependence on animal agriculture.
FAO Director-General made the call in his address to global agriculture ministers conference
22 January 2021, Berlin/Rome - FAO Director-General QU Dongyu today addressed the Agriculture Ministers Conference in Berlin underscoring the importance, in the wake of COVID-19, of continued global cooperation to find new ways to strengthen the sustainability of agri-food systems, and outlined FAO and its partners role in this.
The week-long GFFA brought together over 90 ministers from all over the world, together with high-level representatives of international organizations. The final communique adopted on Friday calls for impetus for climate action, response to COVID-19, and preventing future pandemics - the overarching theme of this year s forum.
Innovation can help tackle climate emergency
22 Jan 2021
The Independent
The rollout of COVID-19 vaccines has brought a new sense of hope and relief to the world, as the light at the end of a long tunnel is finally in sight.
To have achieved such vaccines in such a short space of time since the pandemic was declared is a symbol of human ingenuity and innovation in the face of complex challenges to our way of life.
We still face tough months ahead. The need to wear masks is likely to persist, as will the need for intermittent lockdowns of varying degrees. We also need to continuously innovate so that life can carry on and communities can thrive in these difficult circumstances.