Is Myanmar heading for civil war again?
Myanmar seems to be sliding towards a civil war over again, after tasting a sort of military- guided democracy. The reclusive nation's democracy leader is already caged and being punished on a plethora of charges. On December 6, Aung San Suu Kyi was handed down a prison sentence by a court loyal to Myanmar's latest military junta. Until February 2021, Suu Kyi was the de facto civilian leader of Myanmar. Her party, the National League for Democracy, had just been re-elected with a landslide victory - the results were rejected by the military in a latest coup. Of course she had ruled under the shadow of military hegemony in the interregnum. Despite her international clout, Suu Kyi did not oppose the systematic ethnic cleansing against the Rohingiya, and millions of them were forced to flee to Bangladesh in one of world's worst refugee crises. The military junta began violently suppressing escalating dissent, prompting the UN's human- rights chief to warn that Myanmar may be sliding into a civil war. The country is facing an alarming possibility of escalating civil war as an uprising against the military junta has widened, Michelle Bachelet has warned.
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.