NATO turns out to be US tool in its Indo-Pacific layout
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg hyped the "China threat" in his press conference on Tuesday, a day before the NATO foreign ministers' meeting. He said China's "coercive policies on the global stage… pose a systemic challenge" to NATO's security and democracies. He said NATO's next Strategic Concept will "for the first time… take into account China's growing influence." He also said the bloc will seek to enhance cooperation with "Asia-Pacific partners." Stoltenberg's remarks revealed the US' strategic intent. After putting forward the Indo-Pacific Strategy, the US began to feel its incapableness, particularly that the strength of its allies in the Western-Pacific region is not enough to support its ambitions. It needs more hands or, in other words, hatchet men. For this reason, the US hopes to drag the entire NATO into its Indo-Pacific layout. The abovementioned developments of NATO indicate that the US does not deflect its attention to China despite the Ukraine conflict. Rather, as Washington has successfully mobilized its allies and Ukraine to engage in a desperate fight with Russia and wooed allies and partners to besiege the Russian economy in longer terms, it is likely that Washington would like to focus its attention on China.
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.