Rohingyas on no-man’s land plead for UN protection
Around 4,500 Rohingyas sheltering on the no-man’s land between Bangladesh and Myanmar have appealed to the United Nations (UN) for protection from shelling by the Myanmar army. “We (Rohingyas) are genocide survivors and have been taking refuge at the no-man’s land (zero line) of the Bangladesh-Myanmar border since 2017 to escape the Myanmar army’s mass atrocities,” reads the statement sent to the UN headquarters in New York. “On September 16, around 8pm, the Burmese genocidal army randomly fired mortar shells intentionally on our camp for displaced people on the Bangladesh-Myanmar border. As a result, a boy named Mohammad Ekbal, 17, was killed and five others were critically injured,” it added. The statement further said the residents of the Rohingya camp were frequently threatened by gunshots and heavy shelling from the Taung Pyo right camp of the Myanmar army on the pretext of clashes with the Arakan Army.
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.