Protecting marine environment: Bangladesh urges ISA members to abide by UN framework
Bangladesh has urged the member states of the International Seabed Authority (ISA) to abide by the UN framework to ensure effective protection of the marine environment from harmful effects that may arise from deep-seabed related activities. Rear Admiral (retd) Md Khurshed Alam, secretary (Maritime Affairs Unit) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, made the call at the 26th session of the ISA Council yesterday at Kingston, Jamaica under the Presidentship of Bangladesh in a hybrid format. He said the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) provides a framework to protect the marine environment and that all need to pay heed to that. It is an organisation established by the UNCLOS to organise, regulate and control all mineral-related activities in the international seabed area beyond the limits of national jurisdiction. In his opening remarks, Khurshed Alam highlighted the strength of ISA as an organisation in regulating and controlling all mineral-related activities in the international seabed area for the benefit of mankind as a whole. Michael W Lodge, secretary general of ISA highlighted the Authority's achievements and progress amid the pandemic while urging the member states to remain vigilant to ensure benefits of oceans shared by all. The council is likely to take important decisions with regards to the status of national legislation relating to deep seabed mining, the status of contracts for exploration and related matters, drafting regulations for exploitation of mineral resources in the area.
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.