Climate change: Developed nations not assisting Bangladesh address its needs
While Bangladesh faces massive loss and damage due to climate change, the industrialised countries are doing little to help the country address its needs, said UN Special Rapporteur on human rights and climate change, Ian Fry. At the regional level, upstream countries from Bangladesh also appear to be unresponsive to Bangladesh's concerns about flooding and droughts – both affecting millions every year, he said at a virtual press conference today (September 15, 2022), following a visit to coastal regions in Khulna and low-lying Sylhet regions. Fry said 10 million people live on coastal islands in extremely precarious conditions, while millions of others along the coast are exposed to the impacts of cyclones, storm surges and saline intrusion into agriculture. Over 300 people die each year due to lightning strikes. Also, millions of people are displaced by disasters, making them vulnerable and denied of basic rights, he said. He said loss and damage are well enshrined in decisions made by the Conference of Parties (COP) and the Paris Agreement. Despite institutional progress, no money has been provided by the international community.
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.