As world swelters, will new IPCC climate science chief be a woman?
Amid scorching heatwaves from Europe to China and the United States, governments will this week pick a new leader for the UN’s flagship science panel on climate change - with…
Climate science struggles with ‘blind spots’ in developing nations
This month’s hard-hitting report from the UN climate science panel sounded the alarm on the surging impacts of global warming - but its authors and independent researchers said it did…
Denying climate science
After decades spreading misinformation about greenhouse gas emissions’ role as a driver of climate change, the deceptive tactics of the fossil fuel industry are slowly beginning to backfire. In December,…
What is our climate vision for the NDCs?
As Pakistan stands at the precipice of 2025, the urgency to confront the climate crisis has never been more pronounced. The revised Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), which form the backbone…
Can courts fix the climate crisis?
THE realities of climate change that seven-year-old Rabia Ali had warned us of eight years ago have hit home. Take, for example, the latest heatwave which thousands are experiencing across…
Haj and climate attributions
CLIMATE change has begun to infringe on the freedom of believers to perform Haj freely and fearlessly. The world was shocked to learn that almost 1,500 individuals died of the heat during…
Conflict, climate and global hunger
Malnutrition, a persistent global challenge, affects millions worldwide, with devastating consequences for health, economic productivity, and human development. Despite the technological and agricultural advances of the 21st century, malnutrition continues…
Man of conscience
ON Sunday, June 13, 1971, the New York Times carried a groundbreaking report across three columns at the top of its front page under a rather mundane headline, ‘Vietnam Archive:…
The health-climate nexus
THE clamour by scientists to look at climate change through the health lens is growing louder and more urgent. The numbers are there to justify it, they say. More people…
A climate blueprint
“YESTERDAY, I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself” is a quote attributed to Rumi. So, what could Pakistan’s…
