Canada plans to change carbon-pricing benchmark, submits new greenhouse gas targets to UN
Jul 13, 2021, at 05:24 am
Ottawa/IBNS: Canada's formal commitment, formally known as the Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC), to reduce emissions by 40 to 45 percent below 2005 levels by 2030 was officially submitted to the United Nations(UN) on Monday.
UN agriculture agency digs in to help forests and farms build resilience to climate change
Jul 21, 2018, at 07:30 am
New York, July 21 (IBNS): Millions of small-scale farmers will be better equipped to withstand the negative impacts of climate change while at the same time improving livelihoods, thanks to a new global push by the United Nations agriculture agency announced during World Forest Week.