Year: 2021

Top oil exporter Saudi Arabia targets zero carbon emissions by 2060

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RIYADH: Top crude exporter Saudi Arabia will aim to achieve net zero car-bon emissions by 2060, its de facto ruler said on Saturday, days before the COP26 global climate summit. The kingdom, one of the world’s biggest polluters, said it would also join a global effort to cut methane emissions by 30 percent by 2030. The UN says more than 130 countries have set or are considering a target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2050, an objective it says is “imperative” to safeguard a liveable climate.…

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US colluding with India to sabotage CPEC: PM’s aide Khalid Mansoor

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China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Authority czar Khalid Mansoor came out on Saturday swinging at the United States for hatching plots against the multibillion-dollar project. Addressing the CPEC Summit at the Institute of Business Administration (IBA), the special assistant to the prime minister (SAPM) on CPEC affairs accused the United States of conniving in cahoots with India against the economic lifeline of Pakistan. “From the point of view of the emerging geo-strategic situation, one thing is clear: the United States supported by India is inimical to CPEC. It will not let…

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Russian Coal Reserves Can Last For Another 350 Years – Senior Energy Ministry Official

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Russia’s coal reserves can last for another 350 years if the current pace of production is maintained, Sergey Mochalnikov, the head of the Russian energy ministry’s department of foreign economic cooperation and fuel markets development, told Sputnik on Friday Russia’s coal reserves can last for another 350 years if the current pace of production is maintained, Sergey Mochalnikov, the head of the Russian energy ministry’s department of foreign economic cooperation and fuel markets development, told Sputnik on Friday. “Our coal production is increasing after the COVID-19 2020 year, the increase…

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Japan Aims for 36-38% of Energy To Come From Renewables by 2030

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Japan has set an ambitious target for renewable energy in the nation’s electricity mix by 2030 as it aims to tackle climate change and achieve its 2050 carbon neutral goal. Under the plan, put forward in July and approved by Japan’s cabinet on Friday, renewables should account for 36-38% of power supplies in 2030, double 2019’s level and well above its previous 2030 target for 22-24%. In April, Japan raised its 2030 target for cutting greenhouse gas emissions to 46% from 26% on 2013 levels, responding to pressure from the…

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NFEH Holds Seminar on Breast Cancer Awareness

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Every district headquarters hospital in Sindh should have the facility to diagnose and treat breast cancer as too few public sector health facilities offer treatment services against the most commonly occurring cancerous disease among the women of Pakistan. This was one of the main demands of the speakers of the seminar on breast cancer awareness organised by the National Forum for Environment & Health (NFEH) in collaboration with the Arts Council, Karachi.The speakers lamented that Karachi despite being the largest city in the country had only two public sector hospitals,…

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