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Bangladesh is focusing on renewable energy, energy efficiency and conservation to mitigate the adverse impact of carbon emissions, Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Md. Shahab Uddin has said.
Speaking at a briefing at COP26 press conference room at Glasgow on Sunday, the minister reiterated that Bangladesh has been making the efforts despite being one of the least emitters in the world.
He said in the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) update submitted in August this year, “We have put forward enhanced emission reductions by 2030 amounting to around 90 million tons of CO2 equivalent in combination of conditional and unconditional commitments,”
He, however, lamented that the global community still lacks a sense of urgency and a true commitment to implementing the Paris Agreement so that countries like Bangladesh can have a sustainable future.
In this regard he said that commitment to limit the global warming to 1.50, NDC ambition, common timeframe for NDCs as well as decision on Long Term Finance (LTF) are not decided yet.
“One crucial demand is definition of Climate Finance, which is yet to be agreed upon. There is no clear roadmap on $100b mobilization and new quantified goal. Urgent and adequate replenishment for Green Climate Fund and Adaptation Fund is also looked-for,” he said.
Shahab Uddin mentioned that Bangladesh has recently scrapped 10 coal-based power plant projects worth $10b. The country has also joined the global leaders’ declaration to end and reverse deforestation by 2030.
