The Rohingya crisis cannot be allowed to worsen
The world has reached a point where the Rohingya crisis is now actively giving way to security issues for Bangladesh and indeed other nations within the Indo-pacific region; with fingers unanimously being pointed at the recent violations of the Bangladesh border by military aircraft from Myanmar. This is what inaction leads to. Myanmar’s continued persecution of their Rohingya population led to a historic exodus that resulted in over a million refugees currently residing in camps in Bangladesh. While there is no doubt that it is Myanmar’s brutal genocidal campaigns that started all this, inaction from the international community is what keeps Myanmar from being held accountable for its gross violations of human rights. A broader, bolder role from the international community has been imperative in facilitating the safe and fast repatriation of the Rohingya currently sheltered in Bangladesh, and yet most nations are utterly blind to the suffering of not just the Rohingya but the inordinate toll that sheltering them has been having on Bangladesh’s economy as well. And with the situation now threatening to devolve into a serious regional security issue, we feel compelled to ask: When is the rest of the world going to wake up to this reality?
India targets net-zero carbon emissions by 2070, says Modi
India’s economy will become carbon neutral by the year 2070, the country’s prime minster has announced at the COP26 climate crisis summit in Glasgow. The target date is two decades beyond what scientists say is needed to avert catastrophic climate impacts. India is the last of the world’s major carbon polluters to announce a net-zero target, with China saying it would reach that goal in 2060, and the United States and the European Union aiming for 2050.
COP26: What climate summit means for one woman in Bangladesh
China's carbon emissions are vast and growing, dwarfing those of other countries. Experts agree that without big reductions in China's emissions, the world cannot win the fight against climate change. In 2020, China's President Xi Jinping said his country would aim for its emissions to reach their highest point before 2030 and for carbon neutrality before 2060. His statement has now been confirmed as China's official position ahead of the COP26 global climate summit in Glasgow. But China has not said exactly how these goals will be achieved.
Why China's climate policy matters to us all
China's carbon emissions are vast and growing, dwarfing those of other countries. Experts agree that without big reductions in China's emissions, the world cannot win the fight against climate change. In 2020, China's President Xi Jinping said his country would aim for its emissions to reach their highest point before 2030 and for carbon neutrality before 2060. His statement has now been confirmed as China's official position ahead of the COP26 global climate summit in Glasgow. But China has not said exactly how these goals will be achieved.
Deliver on promises, developing world tells rich at climate talks
A crucial U.N. conference heard calls on its first day for the world's major economies to keep their promises of financial help to address the climate crisis, while big polluters India and Brazil made new commitments to cut emissions. World leaders, environmental experts and activists all pleaded for decisive action to halt the global warming which threatens the future of the planet at the start of the two-week COP26 summit in the Scottish city of Glasgow on Monday. The task facing negotiators was made even more daunting by the failure of the Group of 20 major industrial nations to agree ambitious new commitments at the weekend.