2022 will be milestone in infrastructure: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said the year 2022 will be a milestone in Bangladesh's infrastructure development. In June, the government will inaugurate the much-awaited Padma Bridge, which is expected to contribute 1.2% to GDP, while in October, the country's first Karnaphuli tunnel will be opened and the 14-kilometre metro rail from Uttara to Agargaon will be flagged off towards the end of this year. "Overcoming many conspiracies and obstacles, we have completed the Padma Bridge with our own money. The bridge will connect southern parts of the country directly with other regions, including Dhaka," Sheikh Hasina said on Friday while addressing the nation on the completion of the third year of her government's current term. Work on other major infrastructure projects across the country is also going on, she also said, adding that the first unit of the 1,200MW Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant, the largest infrastructure project in Bangladesh's history at a cost of Tk113,000 crore, will be commissioned in April next year, Hasina added.
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.