War crimes investigators got hold of thousands of pages of documents that shed new light on Myanmar's campaign to expel the country's ethnic minority -- the Rohingya, as well as efforts to hide the strategy from the world. The group that collected the documents, many of which were shared with Reuters, is also handing over the material to prosecutors in the Hague, reports the Reuters investigative report by Poppy McPherson and Wa Lone. In mid-2017, in a remote area of Myanmar, senior Tadmadaw (Myanmar military) commanders held secret meetings on operations against the Rohingya. They discussed methods to infiltrate their spies into Rohingya villages, resolved to demolish Muslim homes and mosques, and laid plans for what they "clinically" termed as "area clearance." The discussions are encapsulated in official records seen by Reuters. At one meeting, commanders repeatedly used a racial slur for the Rohingya suggesting they are foreign interlopers: The "Bengalis," one said, had become "too daring." In another meeting, an officer said the Rohingya population became too much, the Reuters investigation reveals. The military top dogs agreed to carefully coordinate communications so the army could penetrate "instantly during the crucial time." It was critical that operations were "unnoticeable" to protect the Myanmar military's image in the international community, they said.
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.
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.
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.
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.