Climate Goals

Reactor units under construction at the Tianwan nuclear power plant in Lianyungang, Jiangsu province, in May. Photo :Bloomberg

China

China’s climate goals hinge on a $440 billion nuclear buildout

Clouds are seen above the sail training ship The Royalist during the Cloud Appreciation Society's gathering in Lundy, Britain, May 21, 2019. Photo :Reuters

Europe

Denmark, US and 12 other nations back tougher climate goal for shipping

Environmental activists march towards the White House to demand US President Joe Biden stop fossil fuel projects and put climate justice at the heart of his infrastructure plans, in Washington, US, June 30, 2021. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo

Analysis

Biden's lofty climate goals collide with political, economic reality

Europe

'Hot in the kitchen': EU shrugs off internal climate strife

Cars move on a road during a day with polluted air, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), in Beijing, China February 13, 2021.Photo:Reuters

Environment

World must remove 1 bln tonnes CO2 by 2025 to meet climate goal - report

A Stop sign stands in front of the Neurath lignite power plant of German utility RWE, west of Cologne, Germany, January 16, 2020. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay/Files

Climate Change

What’s the plan? Corporate polluters lag on setting climate goals

FILE PHOTO: Fridays for Future activists protest calling for a "Global Day of Climate Action", as the spread of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) continues, in Vienna, Austria, March 19, 2021. REUTERS/Leonard Foeger

Climate Change

World's top emitters a long way from aligning with climate goals

Power-generating Siemens 2.37 megawatt (MW) wind turbines are seen at the Ocotillo Wind Energy Facility California, US, May 29, 2020. Reuters/Bing Guan/File Photo/File Photo

World+Biz

Invest $131 trillion in clean energy by 2050 to hit climate goals, agency says

FILE PHOTO: Smoke is seen from a cooling tower of a China Energy ultra-low emission coal-fired power plant during a media tour, in Sanhe, Hebei province, China July 18, 2019. REUTERS/Shivani Singh

World+Biz

China pushes technical solutions in race to meet climate goals

BENEATH THE SURFACE

The Dazzling Fake Flowers: Is there any alternative to artificial flowers while decorating homes, showrooms, offices and business establishments? Fresh flowers are undoubtedly beautiful, but they dry out quickly. Hence, the demand for plastic flowers is rising day by day. Traders said these lifelike silk flowers usually come from China and Thailand. The photo was taken from the 29th International Trade Fair of the Chattogram Chamber on Friday. PHOTO: Mohammad Minhaj Uddin