The current pipeline of projects in development could remove only around 150 million, well short of what's needed, the report said.

Ghana aimed to plant at least 5 million trees in a single day on Friday to help regrow the country's lost forests and curb the impacts of climate change, the president said.

A Dutch court ordered Royal Dutch Shell to drastically deepen planned greenhouse gas emission cuts on Wednesday, in a landmark ruling that could trigger legal action against energy companies around the world.

The United States officially rejoined the Paris climate agreement, reinvigorating the global fight against climate change as the Biden administration plans drastic emissions cuts over the next three decades.

Leading diplomats and advocates for action on climate change have praised the Bangladesh government for its extraordinary capacity of early warning and disaster preparedness.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said global adaptation over climate change is still far from the pace of devastation just for lack of funds and political will.

Sweden’s Greta Thunberg, who pioneered a global climate change campaign as a 15-year-old, turned 18 on Sunday and promised to celebrate by exposing “dark secrets” at her local pub.

Bangladeshi children at a recent Children’s Climate Summit have sounded a note of warning against climate change and called for urgent action in this regard.

The United States has formally exited the Paris Agreement, fulfilling an old promise by President Donald Trump to withdraw the world's second-largest greenhouse gas emitter from the global pact to fight climate change.

Teen climate-change fighter Greta Thunberg has shown support for Democrat Joe Biden, urging voters concerned about the environment to make their voices heard in the US presidential election.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has called for focusing on “future sustainability” while making investment as she placed a four-point proposal to save the planet from the adverse impacts of climate change.

After several years of dismissing global action to fight climate change, US leadership has been formally challenged by China announcing bold new climate pledges.

Pollution from ten under-construction coal-based powerplants in Chattogram and Cox’s Bazar could result in 30,000 deaths in 30 years once they go into operation, according to new research findings released today.

The wealthiest one percent of earth’s population are responsible for more than twice as much carbon pollution as the 3.1 billion people who made up the poorest half of humanity during a critical 25-year period of unprecedented emissions growth, according to a press release issued by Oxfam.

Bangladesh is keen to collaborate and build connectivity with the Commonwealth and the country-led Climate Vulnerable Forum (CVF) Presidency, especially in building climate resiliency post-Covid-19 strategies for the climate vulnerable countries, said Bangladesh High Commissioner to the UK Saida Muna Tasneem.

Teen climate activist Greta Thunberg has pledged to donate 100,000 euro from prize money to flood relief efforts in Bangladesh and India.

The High Court observes that any notified forest area, no matter whether it is declared reserved forest or not, cannot be allocated or leased for any purpose that damages the country’s forest.

The close-door negotiations of Climate Change conference, 2019 ends on December 15 delaying more than 40 hours than the scheduled time.

China’s Energy Research Institute has proposed a “2C Asia” initiative to survey energy supply and demand in Asian nations, and work with them to decarbonise energy systems and meet the goals of the Paris Agreement, reports chinadialogue.net.

The 7th Balipara Foundation Social Recognition Awards held at India recently celebrates 14 winners across seven states and four countries including a Bangladeshi professor.