'Bangladesh had the highest growth in South Asia amid Covid-19'
Bangladesh has emerged as an important player in South Asia after 50 years of its independence, said German Ambassador in Dhaka Achim Tröster in an interview with Dhaka Tribune recently. He also said that the country posed the highest growth among South Asian countries during the Covid-19 pandemic. Bangladesh’s development since its inception has been very impressive. When Bangladesh emerged on the map, it was confronted with a lot of challenges - from natural disasters, famine to food insecurity in its infancy years. Now after 50 years, Bangladesh has emerged as an important player in South Asia. The country now has much better disaster management capacity and is also self-sufficient in food security. Also on a regional scale, Bangladesh’s economy shows an excellent performance, mainly with regard to the per capita income. With an average annual growth of about 5%, largely because of its yoUNG and working age population, Bangladesh does have the potential to continue to make rapid progress. In fact, one can see the many mega infrastructure projects that are set up around the country which are bound to transform the country in the upcoming years. According to PricewaterhouseCoopers, Bangladesh has even the potential to become the world's 23rd largest economy by 2050.
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.