China shouldn't be targeted as India, Japan eye to strengthen ties on diplomacy, security
Two potential big events in September in Tokyo - the second round of "two-plus-two" (2+2) security talks involving Japanese and Indian foreign and defense ministers, and the state funeral for former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe with the Indian leader expected to attend - will witness a further promotion of ties between the two Asian countries. But Japan and India should not target another major power, China, in the region with their outdated mentality of geopolitical confrontation while warming up their relations, observers warned. Japanese media outlet Kyodo News quoted Japanese government officials as saying on Wednesday that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is planning to attend the state funeral for Abe on September 27 in Tokyo. Kyodo noted that Modi, "who had a close relationship with Abe," will meet with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida during the visit. Indian media outlet The Hindu stressed that the Indian side is yet to announce the visit and quoted a senior official saying that the visit is "possible." The Indian media also claimed that Abe was widely acknowledged as the driving force behind the Indo-Pacific QUAD, a group of four countries - the US, Australia, India and Japan - that "tried to reorder the maritime domain stretching from the Indian Ocean to the South China Sea and beyond."
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.