By Dr Syeda Sultana Rizvi The European Commission has come up with the REPowerEU Plan,in response to the hardships and global energy market disruption caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The transform Europe’s energy system is needed to ending the EU’s dependence on Russian fossil fuels, which are used as an economic and political weapon and costContinueContinue reading “EU ADOPTS REPOWEREU PLAN TO REDUCE DEPENDENCY ON RUSSIAN FUEL AND ACHIEVE AMBITIONS OF GREEN DEAL. ENERGY SAVINGS, TRANSITION TO HYDROGEN AND SOLAR ENERGY TO BE PIVOTAL.”
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GREATER AWARENESS ON HAZARDS OF EXPOSURE TO HARMFUL CHEMICALS NEEDED
By Dr. Syeda Sultana Rizvi April 7,2023 The use of chemicals including the hazardous ones has increased over the years. Chemicals are used in countless products of every day use ranging from such basic things as food and clothing to toys of children, cleaning agents, and personal care items to say a few. Presence ofContinueContinue reading “GREATER AWARENESS ON HAZARDS OF EXPOSURE TO HARMFUL CHEMICALS NEEDED”
ASKREACH : HEDGING AGAINST THE HARMFUL
By Dr. Syeda Sultana Rizvi The EU Life sponsored project AskREACH that deals with providing information on presence of harmful substances in the products can boast of achieving a milestone by developing a free mobile phone application called scan4chem, that helps consumers in checking the presence of hazardous substances, if any, in articles they areContinueContinue reading “ASKREACH : HEDGING AGAINST THE HARMFUL”
CLIMATE CHANGE AFFECTED COUNTRIES EXPECT COMPENSATION FOR LOSS AND DAMAGE AT COP 27.
By Dr Syeda Sultana Rizvi November 6, 2022 Global warming is supercharging extreme weather at an astonishing speed, and it’s visible all over the world. The stress caused by unbridled and untamed CO2 emissions is accelerating the toll of extreme weather across the planet. People are losing lives and livelihoods due to more deadly andContinueContinue reading “CLIMATE CHANGE AFFECTED COUNTRIES EXPECT COMPENSATION FOR LOSS AND DAMAGE AT COP 27.”
Pakistan in troubled waters: Is climate change a big factor?
Dr. Syeda Sultana Rizvi The recent floods in Pakistan are being counted among the worst natural disasters in the recent history of this region, and as a symptom of climate change caused by ever-increasing global warming. Hanging over for the last 3 months, the calamity is not over, yet. With over 1600 people reported deadContinueContinue reading “Pakistan in troubled waters: Is climate change a big factor?”
EU ADOPTS REPOWEREU PLAN TO REDUCE DEPENDENCY ON RUSSIAN FUEL AND ACHIEVE AMBITIONS OF GREEN DEAL. ENERGY SAVINGS, TRANSITION TO HYDROGEN AND SOLAR ENERGY TO BE PIVOTAL.
By Dr Syeda Sultana Rizvi May 22,2022 The European Commission has come up with the REPowerEU Plan,in response to the hardships and global energy market disruption caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The transform Europe’s energy system is needed to ending the EU’s dependence on Russian fossil fuels, which are used as an economic and political weaponContinueContinue reading “EU ADOPTS REPOWEREU PLAN TO REDUCE DEPENDENCY ON RUSSIAN FUEL AND ACHIEVE AMBITIONS OF GREEN DEAL. ENERGY SAVINGS, TRANSITION TO HYDROGEN AND SOLAR ENERGY TO BE PIVOTAL.”
UNCTAD PROMOTES YOUTH AS TORCH BEARERS OF A NEW POST-CORONAVIRUS WORLD
By Dr Syeda Sultana Rizvi February 4, 2022 At the UNCTAD15 Youth Forum, global youth set the stage for a better future as the world emerges from the COVID-19 crisis. The youth want to actively shape the post-coronavirus world marked by both new and expected crises – the climate emergency, rising inequality, social unrest and technologicalContinueContinue reading “UNCTAD PROMOTES YOUTH AS TORCH BEARERS OF A NEW POST-CORONAVIRUS WORLD”
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