The developed countries should pay heed to the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s call to formulate an “immediate and ambitious action plan” to cut their carbon emissions to save the earth.
Sheikh Hasina came up with this statement while delivering her statement at the virtual “Leaders’ Summit on Climate”, convened by US President Joe Biden, simultaneously called for “strong collective response” to address global crises like the climate change and ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.
She also said the Covid-19 pandemic has reminded us that global crisis can only be addressed through strong collective response.
Bangladesh has emerged as a global leader on adaptation and mitigation despite being a climate vulnerable country with resource constraints, spending about 5 billion dollars, about 2.5 percent of its GDP, on climate adaptation and resilience-building measures.
Developed countries must reduce their carbon emissions to
keep the global temperature rise at 1.5 degree Celsius and the
developing nations should also focus on mitigation measures
Apart from developed nations, we think all other countries across the globe will also have to pledge international cooperation on cutting their carbon emissions to protect the planet from the adverse impact of climate change.
The world is still heading for a temperature rise of 3.2°C this century. A green pandemic recovery could cut around 25% off the greenhouse emissions predicted for 2030 and put the world on the 2°C path (even more reductions would be required to achieve the 1.5°C goal).
Therefore, we think developed countries must reduce their carbon emissions to keep the global temperature rise at 1.5 degree Celsius and the developing nations should also focus on mitigation measures.
And they will ensure the annual target of 100 billion US dollars which should be balanced 50:50 between adaptation and mitigation with special attention to the vulnerable communities while pursuing “Loss and Damage.
