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Posted on July 13th, 2021 නිපුණතා සංවර්ධන වෘත්තීය අධ්‍යාපන පර්යේෂණ හා නව නිපැයුම් රාජ්‍ය අමාත්‍යාංශය • මීට සමගාමීව ක්ෂේත්‍රයේ වෘත්තීකයන්ට අන්තර්ජාලයෙන් අයදුම්කර NVQ සහතිකය ලබා ගැනිමට ක්‍රමවේදයක් නිපුණතා සංවර්ධන වෘත්තීය අධ්‍යාප�...

A A The predicaments that have beleaguered some of the major global oil companies – in courts and within their own boardrooms – have proven beyond doubt that they will no longer be able to ignore the facts of science, rule of law and the pressure of public opinion. The recent developments also showed that Saudi Arabia, the largest oil exporter in the world, was right in initiating its proactive policies, not only in terms of committing to the provisions of the Paris Climate Agreement and the reduction of carbon emissions from its oil industries, but also by advancing doable alte...

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A A The climate summit recently hosted by President Joe Biden created a ripple in stagnant waters. Early indications show that it is not going to be a casual occurrence, because it resulted in specific commitments linked to deadlines which exceeded expectations. The United States itself led the way with bold measures, as evident in President Biden’s commitment to reducing carbon emissions in half by 2030, which is double the previous US commitment under president Obama. Biden reiterated the pledge to reach zero carbon in 2050. It was also noteworthy that while attempts to hold a U...

Abdus Sattar Ghazi and his wife Zahera Khatun watch the water levels by their house. Photograph: Rafiqul Islam Montu The house Faruk Hossain grew up in has, for the last six months, resisted being claimed by the river, as the rest of the village already has been. But slowly, as the waters have failed to seep away, he has come to accept that the family house has become uninhabitable. Like other villages nearby, Chakla in Bangladesh’s Satkhira district has not re-emerged from the flooding caused by Super-cyclone Amphan, which battered the so...