Bangladesh's stakes at COP26
Now that the COP26 enters its tenth day, its participants are visibly in a race against time to reach an agreement acceptable to the national and non-government representatives. This has been the spectacle on the concluding days at all the Conference of the Parties meets. The most turbulent of these wrangling was seen at the end of the Paris Climate Accords global meet in 2016. A countdown to the conclusion of the 13-day 'Conference of the Parties' 2021 is tentatively in place. Already, climate veterans present at the COP26 at Glasgow in Scotland have started giving vent to their feelings about the performance and outcome of the conference. One such senior expert called the 2021 Conference of the Parties (COP) the poorest planned to date. A lot of others coming from different parts of the globe upon being threatened with climate change appeared blasé about Earth's future. A number of them called the target of keeping the world's emission target at 1.5 degrees Celsius mere exercises in a reverie Observers have discovered that while the COP-26 meeting tries to arrest emissions and keep warming within the Paris deal limit of 1.5 degrees Celsius, a new report from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is focused on the need for preparing countries for effects which have already started to be felt. The impacts are so alarmingly visible that they cannot be glossed over by the territories seasoned with emission fallout. Given the nonstop hide-and-seek and the reneging on climate promises made at previous climate colloquiums, the planet could be termed headed for doom, and that, too, in the near future. As a ghost of sloth or a wilful dilly-dallying on adopting climate actions rules the roost, there are ample reasons for Sir David Attenborough or Greta Thunberg to feel unconvinced of the setting of pragmatic goals.
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.