Bangladesh-US tie is stronger now, diplomats say at envoy Miller's farewell
The economic and business tie between Bangladesh and the US is stronger than the previous normal time because of having a warm relationship between the two countries despite severe fallouts of the Covid-19 pandemic, said John D Dunham, economic and Indo-Pacific Affairs Unit chief of the US embassy in Bangladesh. Both the countries have done some extraordinary business deals even during the Covid-19 time and just before the beginning of the pandemic, he said. Dunham spoke at the farewell of Earl Robert Miller, the US ambassador in Bangladesh, organised by the American Chamber of Commerce in Bangladesh (AmCham). In 2018-19, the Boeing has completed sales deal of three more 787 wide body aircrafts for Biman Bangladesh Airlines, the national flag carrier, Dunham said. A deal is in final stage with the US company to deliver 40 broad gauge for two heavy locomotive funded by the Asian Development Bank (ADB). Bangladesh's first Bangabandhu Commercial Communicative Satellite was launched from the Kennedy Space Centre during this time.
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.