Bangladesh, Hungary sign MoUs on nuclear energy education, diplomatic exchange programme
Bangladesh has signed two MoUs with Hungary – one on cooperation in the field of training and education of atomic industry on the peaceful uses of nuclear energy and the other on diplomatic exchange programme. Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen and Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó signed the deals in Budapest on June 7, 2022 as they discussed future cooperation. They also agreed to deepen relations in economy, health, climate change, water and waste-water management, trade and investment, nuclear energy, and post-Covid recovery. During a meeting, Momen spoke of Bangladesh's leadership role in global climate discourse as the immediate past chair of the Climate Vulnerable Forum and requested the Hungarian foreign minister to extend cooperation to mobilise more support for implementing the Paris Climate Agreement. They also agreed to cooperate in clean and renewable energy sectors and on training and education of nuclear energy professionals. The ministers have expressed satisfaction on the successful ongoing cooperation within the framework of the Hungarian scholarship (Stipendium Hungaricum) programme, which provides 140 scholarships annually to Bangladeshi students to pursue undergraduate, graduate and post graduate studies in Hungarian universities.
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.
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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.