Rohingya relocation to Bhashan Char resumes Thursday
After nearly a six-month pause, the government will resume the relocation of Rohingyas from the camps in Cox’s Bazar to Bhashan Char Island in the Bay of Bengal from Thursday. On Wednesday, 1,800 to 2,000 Rohingyas will be transported from Cox’s Bazar to Chittagong, officials concerned told Dhaka Tribune on Tuesday. After the overnight stay in Chittagong, the displaced people from Myanmar would make their way to Bhashan Char in ships belonging to the Bangladesh Navy on Thursday morning. The last relocation voyage took place on April 21, 2021. Meanwhile, Human Rights Watch, a New York-based international rights body, has called for halting the relocations to Bhashan Char until freedom of movement and other rights of Rohingyas are protected. “Yes, the relocation will begin on Thursday. About 2,000 people will travel to Bhashan Char by ships,” Additional Refugee Relief and Repatriation Commissioner Moazzem Hossain told Dhaka Tribune. “They (Rohingyas) will be brought to Chittagong from Cox’s Bazar tomorrow (Wednesday). They will spend the night in Chittagong,” he said.
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.