New UNESCO study highlights impact of climate change on the right to education in Asia-Pacific region
Every year over the past decade, most of the world’s new disaster displacements are recorded in East and South Asia and the Pacific. In 2021, Asia and the Pacific accounted for 80 per cent of the world’s new disaster displacements. That is why UNESCO has published a new and timely regional report analyzing the impacts of climate change and displacement on the right to education in the Asia-Pacific region as part of its initiative on The impacts of climate change and displacement on the right to education. The study is among several regional reports released this year providing guidance for policy-makers, and will contribute to a Global Report which will be released by the end of 2023. The number of internally displaced persons because of disasters globally has swollen from 23.7 million people in 2021 to 32,6 million people in 2022 according to the International Displacement Monitoring Center. Climate-displaced people, especially the most vulnerable and marginalized groups, see their right to education compromised by direct and indirect barriers to education. The protection of the right to education for specific group of persons affected by climate change, as well as their specific educational vulnerabilities, has not been adequately addressed.
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.