The United States convened 40 world leaders at the virtual Leaders Summit on Climate to accelerate the global response to the climate crisis and keep the goal of limiting warming to 1.5 degrees C (2.7 degrees F) within reach. Held on Earth Day, five years after the formal signing of the Paris Agreement, the gathering turned out to be a valuable opportunity to harvest climate commitments from some major emitters. It also planted the seeds for further action from additional countries in the months ahead of the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow.
Here’s a summary of the highs and lows:
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PM to address climate summit today seeking $100b annual fund
BSS
22nd April, 2021 03:21:15
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will address virtually at the US’s climate summit tonight urging formation of a US$ 100 billion annual global climate fund and seeking support for Bangladesh in expanding its renewable energy sector.
“Our honorable Prime Minister will urge the industrial nations to come forward with 100 billion dollars a year for global climate fund as promised in Paris Agreement,” foreign minister Dr AK Abdul Momen told BSS ahead of the high-level two-day “Leaders Summit on Climate”, convened by US President Joe Biden.
He said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, in her statement, will also demand to utilize the fund equally, fifty percent for climate adaptation and fifty percent for mitigation.
PM to address climate summit today seeking $100b annual fund
PM to address climate summit today seeking $100b annual fund
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will address virtually at the US’s climate summit tonight urging formation of a US$ 100 billion annual global climate fund and seeking support for Bangladesh in expanding its renewable energy sector.
“Our honorable Prime Minister will urge the industrial nations to come forward with 100 billion dollars a year for global climate fund as promised in Paris Agreement,” foreign minister Dr AK Abdul Momen told BSS ahead of the high-level two-day “Leaders Summit on Climate”, convened by US President Joe Biden.