State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md Shahriar Alam today (25) said the government is still determined to go for a “small trial,” in terms of Rohingya repatriation, to understand the challenges before going for a full-on move. “We (will) continue our efforts. We are still determined for a small trial to understand the challenges. It has been well-explained to all stakeholders,” he said while responding to a question at DCAB Talk. The state minister said they will go for the next stage — to begin a real repatriation — after examining the outcome of the trial. “I will call upon everyone to support that process. The Rohingyas want to go back. We are committed to their safe and dignified return. We keep working on that front,” he said. Diplomatic Correspondents’ Association, Bangladesh (DCAB) hosted the talk at the Foreign Service Academy, moderated by its President Rezaul Karim Lotus. DCAB General Secretary Emrul Kayesh also spoke on the occasion. Bangladesh is currently hosting over 1.1 million Rohingyas in Cox’s Bazar and Bhasan Char. Bangladesh has continued its call for smooth repatriation of the Rohingyas to their place of origin in Rakhine State, Myanmar.
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.