‘Sheikh Hasina continues efforts for overcoming Rohingya crisis’
Awami League Presidium Member and Mayor of Rajshahi City Corporation AHM Khairuzzaman Liton on Sunday said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has been continuing her relentless efforts for overcoming the Rohingya crisis. "Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is continuously raising voices before the world leaders seeking their cooperation for Rohingya repatriation to their country as soon as possible," he added. Liton came up with the observation while addressing a seminar styled "Sheikh Hasina's Global Image: Related to Rohingya Repatriation" as the chief guest. He said that global pressure has become an urgent need for solving the Rohingya crisis as its extent has gradually been aggravating. He also opined that the role of the world leaders to mitigate the problem is being judged as frustrating as they aren't intended to give shelter to refugees in their own countries. "Bangladesh provided shelter to 1.2 million people fleeing from Myanmar and the number is gradually mounting," Liton said. He said by dint of her generosity Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has arranged accommodations for around 100,000 of them in a beautiful atmosphere. He added that in developed countries such as Italy, Greece or France, those trying to enter illegally through the Mediterranean Sea are either caught or drown. “If they are caught, they face a lot of struggles. Whereas the developed countries refuse to host even 5,000 of 10,000 people, we are hosting 1.2 million.” The Rajshahi mayor said that Bangladesh wants to exist peacefully and friends to all, enemy to all is part of the country’s foreign policy. “We do not want to go to war. Myanmar has been instigating us. One after another mortar shell was thrown. One person died, another lost his leg,” he said. He added that it is to be considered whether international powers were at play to encourage Myanmar.
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.
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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.