US, Bangladesh eye joint efforts to deal with climate crisis
The US and Bangladesh have eyed the ongoing cooperation to deal with the climate crisis the world has been facing, including the vulnerable people in Bangladesh. The observation came at a meeting between US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Bangladesh Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen was held at the US Department of State in Washington, DC on Monday. During the meeting, they discussed bilateral ties and issues of mutual interest, including climate change, resolution of the Rohingya crisis, strengthening the economic partnership, labor rights, civil liberty, and elections, according to a statement by the Bangladesh Foreign Ministry on Tuesday. Bangladesh is affected by climate change and it is the seventh-most climate change-vulnerable country, according to the UN's Global Climate Risk Index 2021. Climate change cost the country 1% of its GDP every year, the Bangladesh Foreign Ministry said. By 2050, rising sea levels may submerge some 17% of Bangladesh's coastal lands and displace about 20 million people, it noted in an earlier statement, citing the study. “It is an important fact that the relation between Bangladesh and the US has grown tremendously over the last 50 years –economically, our people-to-people ties, work we’ve been doing more recently on everything from climate to health, we very much value ... and the generosity Bangladesh showed to 1 million Rohingya,” Blinken said, in his initial remarks in presence of the media.
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.