Environment, Forest, and Climate Change Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan today said fossil fuel use is one of the main drivers of climate change.

She stressed the need for reducing its use, adapting development models and working collectively to control pollution, reports BSS.

The environment adviser made the remarks in a video message played at the Press Institute of Bangladesh (PIB) in a programme titled "Journalism in the Age of Energy Transition: COP29 Coverage Strategies and Mentoring."

The programme was arranged to enhance the skills of journalists to cover the upcoming COP29.

Rizwana further underscored the importance on using knowledge from training for effectively covering the events of the climate conference and to support at-risk communities through actionable steps.

PIB Director General Faruk Wasif was in the chair while CAPS Chairman Professor Dr. Ahmad Kamruzzaman Majumder acted as moderator.

BRAC University Emeritus Professor Dr. Ainun Nishat was present as the guest of honour.

Sweden Embassy’s First Secretary for Environment and Climate Change Naoka Martinez Backstrom and Managing Director of the Journalists Welfare Trust M Abdullah were present as special guests.