Blue economy will make Bangladesh rich
State Minister for Shipping Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury has hoped that Bangladesh would be a rich country utilizing blue economy. He expressed his optimism while addressing a discussion titled "Role of Sheikh Hasina in development of char region" arranged by Rangabali Upazila unit of Awami League and Rangabali Press Club at Char Montaz Manta Palli ground in Rangabali on Friday afternoon. Patuakhali-4 constituency lawmaker Principal Mahibur Rahman, Dhaka Union of Journalists (DUJ) former President Quddus Afrad and Rangabali Press Club President Shikder Zobayer Hossain also addressed it. Upazila AL President Principal Delwar Hossain chaired the discussion moderated by Saifuzzaman Mamun. Khalid said once Bangladesh had no rights in sea and it had to take permission from India and Myanmar to enter sea. "Now Bangladesh under Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's leadership conquered sea," he said.
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.