Bangladesh called on the regional states interlinked with the Indian Ocean to focus on conservation efforts, promote sustainable marine resource management, and take steps to mitigate and adapt to the effects of climate change. Bangladesh’s Foreign Minister A K Abdul Momen made the appeal while addressing the three-day 9th Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission’s (IOC) Regional Committee for the Central Indian Ocean or IOC INDIO, which kicked off in the capital Dhaka on Tuesday. The IOC INDIO was established in 1982 aiming to carry out basic oceanographic studies, and long-term plans for the protection, preservation, and promotion of marine ecosystems. “The blue economy, marine biodiversity conservation, and ocean ecosystem are at the core of the IOC INDIO's work,” Momen said, adding that his country recognizes the importance of preserving oceans' biological diversity and is committed to working towards sustainable ocean governance. The Indian Ocean is one of the world's most important water bodies, with a population of more than 2.6 billion people living in the coastal regions including the 19 member states of the IOC INDIO.
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.
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.
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.
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.