BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, among others, holds the copies of ‘ Dr Mosharraf Hossain Smrity Album’ at its cover unwrapping ceremony oganised by The Universal Academy at the Jatiya Press Club on Saturday. NN photo

Paris deal critical for low-carbon economy

Carlos Ghosn :If successful, the 2015 Paris Climate Conference, also known as COP21, will result in a new, legally binding global agreement to combat climate change, charting a course toward a low-carbon, green economy powered by renewable energy.The government policymakers, diplomats and elected officials who will gather in Paris in December know the consequences of doing nothing will be dire, including more floods, intense heat waves, droughts, hurricanes and tornadoes. They know climate change does not respect borders. It affects...

5 Nov 2015, 12:00 am