JUTE growers are faced with economic uncertainty as they have not been able to process their raw jute because of inadequate rainfall this monsoon. After harvest, jute stalks are tied in bundles and submerged in flowing water for 20 days for the extraction of quality fibre, but low rainfall this year has made farmers concerned about their income and profits. Farmers had to employ day-labourers to carry their harvest to distant places for processing, which adds to their production cost. The situation is bleak for farmers especially in Faridpur, where jute was cultivated on 85,865 hectares in nine upazilas and the farmers are left with no option but to spend more money on processing or wait for rain. Agricultural extension officials in the district have, meanwhile, said that they have offered to train farmers in an alternative processing method. It appears that the agriculture ministry does not have a comprehensive plan to tackle the evolving water crisis.
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.