Will work to push China-Bangladesh Strategic Partnership to new heights: Xi Jinping
Chinese President Xi Jinping has said he is willing to work with Bangladesh to push the China-Bangladesh Strategic Partnership of Cooperation to new heights. In a letter of felicitation to Bangladesh President Md Abdul Hamid on Bangladesh's 51st Independence Day, he said China and Bangladesh are close neighbours, traditional friends and strategic partners. In recent years, Chinese cooperation under the Belt and Road Initiative is making sound progress, injecting new impetus into bilateral relations and bringing more benefits to the people of both countries. "I set great store by the development of China-Bangladesh relations," Xi Jinping said, according to the Chinese Embassy verified Facebook page today. Bangladesh is taking active measures to fight Covid-19 and striving for social and economic recovery, with remarkable progress already made, and is marching ahead toward the "Sonar Bangla" dream, he also said. "It is deeply delightful for China to see the achievements of Bangladesh," said Jinping. Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang and Foreign Minister Wang Yi also sent letters of felicitations to Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen respectively, marking the day.
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.