Our next big leap will be driven by innovation
At the peak of the pandemic in 2020, Japan-based Hitachi launched an IoT application-based airCloud Pro device which could manage large cooling and heating systems remotely. The IoT solution was made in Bangladesh. It was developed by DataSoft Systems Bangladesh Limited. This was just another step in the incredible story of Bangladesh's progress. Stories like this reassure us that we have not lost touch with our innovative roots. The creation of Dhaka Muslin, an intangible cultural heritage of this region, would not have been possible if not for the innovation of the weavers and textile engineers of Bengal. A rare cotton Phuti karpas, grown only along the banks of Meghna, and deemed to be too delicate for making textiles using industrial machineries of the time, was transformed into the very wonder that we know it today, through the invention of a 16-step elaborate process, in Bengal. The innovative capability of Mughal era Bengal in shipbuilding industry, which was far advanced than the European shipbuilding at the time, is well documented in the pages of history. The invention of flushed deck in Bengal rice ships and stronger hull made our ships sturdy, which were less prone to leakage compared to the European-made ships. In fact, the Bengal designs were later replicated and adapted by European builders.
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.