COP28 Agreement Signals ‘Beginning of the End’ of Fossil Fuel Era
Reading Time: 5 minutesTHE UNITED NATIONS CLIMATE CHANGE CONFERENCE (COP28) closed with an agreement that signals the “beginning of the end” of the fossil fuel era by laying the ground for a swift, just and equitable transition, underpinned by deep emissions cuts and scaled-up finance. In a demonstration of global solidarity, negotiators from nearly 200 Parties came together in […]
Methane from agricultural activities
Reading Time: 2 minutesBY SALMINA BARVIN BT MD SAMEENUDEEN AGRICULTURE sustains humanity and provides livelihoods for over 800 million people—27 percent of the global workforce. But many agricultural practices emit a substantial amount of greenhouse gases, including large amounts of methane, which is many times more potent than carbon dioxide at warming our planet and adds to dangerous air […]
FAO Director-General tells G20: to have healthy food, we need healthy environment
Reading Time: 3 minutesTHE Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, today called on G20 Environment Ministers to step up joint efforts, increase investment and work more closely with FAO for game-changing impacts on the planet. Qu made the call at the G20 Ministerial Meeting on the Environment, which discussed solutions […]