The most comprehensive collection of atmospheric greenhouse gas measurements, published today, confirms the relentless rise in some of the most important greenhouse gases. The data show that today’s aggregate warming effect of carbon dioxide (CO₂), methane (CH₄) and nitrous oxide (N₂O) is …Continue reading
While Nations Play Politics, Cities and States Are Taking up the Climate Challenge
Last week, Donald Trump entered the White House Rose Garden and announced that the United States would withdraw from the Paris climate accord. In doing so, he fulfilled his campaign promise to “cancel” the Paris deal, a move that calls into question …Continue reading
Women Startups Take Center Stage
She Loves Tech Global Startup Competition is taking place in Pakistan in July 2017. The competition aims to give promising women entrepreneurs and women-impact startups an opportunity to showcase their businesses to a global audience of investors and influencers from the tech …Continue reading
Global Data Held Hostage Through Ransomware
100,000 computers across nearly 100 countries infected over two days. On Friday, May 12, a global ransomware attack was launched across the world, infecting over 100,000 computers across nearly 100 countries in a course of two days. On Monday, a second surge …Continue reading
The Perils of Inaction on Climate Change
Extreme and erratic weather conditions, regular floods and lower agricultural outputs call for urgent adaptation reforms to counter the adverse effects of climate change in Pakistan. Currently, Pakistan ranks seventh in the 10 countries that are most affected by climate change globally, …Continue reading
Pakistani Cleantech Startup Wins Global Award
A Pakistani startup has won an award in the “Waste to Energy” category at a global competition for innovators of clean technology. The competition was held in Silicon Valley on 9th February, 2017 during Cleantech Week in San Francisco. Innovators and entrepreneurs …Continue reading
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to Attend First Ever Global Conference on Sustainable Transport
The first ever Global Conference on Sustainable Transport gets underway in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan on the 26th of November. The two day event has been convened by the United Nations’ Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon, and will likely be attended by nearly 1,500 participants …Continue reading
Pakistani Startups Selected for NewEnergy Global Startup Festival
Two Pakistani startups have been finalized as part of the top 100 companies that will be showcasing their ideas at The NewEnergy Global Startup Festival in Astana, Kazakhstan on October 27, 2016. Wattie and SavCon Energy have been selected from a pool …Continue reading