What does 'Just Transition' mean for Bangladesh?
Despite being one of the most climate-vulnerable countries, Bangladesh is often hailed for its climate adaptation actions and branded as the 'adaptation capital', 'adaptation teacher', or 'adaptation leader' of the world. But the country's adaptation actions shouldn't undermine its mitigation actions?that is bringing the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions down as much as possible, as soon as possible. Although has 2.1 per cent of the world population as its citizens, Bangladesh is responsible only for 0.5 per cent of the global GHG emission. Nevertheless, in its Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) report to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)in 2021, the country has aim sat reducing GHG emissions by 6.73 per cent without any external support and by 21.85 per cent with external support, by 2030.If we look deeper into this mitigation plan, 96.1 per cent of the GHG emission reduction is supposed to take place in the energy sector with power (48.9 per cent), brick kilns (12.47 per cent), and transport (10.86 per cent) as major sub-sectors. Any action to transform these sub-sectors' emissions will drastically affect the people working in them.
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.