India pledges Net Zero by 2070
Boris Johnson greeted around 120 world leaders and opened the COP26 conference and has called countries to end the use of coal, phase out petrol-powered cars, and reverse deforestation. He further said the carbon emissions must be halved this decade to keep global warming limited to 1.5°c by the end of the century. David Attenborough told world leaders that the future of young people should provide impetus to turn tragedy into triumph on climate change.
US President Biden told the conference that “none of us will escape” if we “fail to seize the moment. Out commitment is action not words”..US to cut to cut Greenhouse emissions by over a gigatonne by 2030.
The average temperature at the Earth’s surface has risen about 1.1°c since 1850, and each of the past four decades has been warmer than any that preceded it, since the middle of the 19th century. Greenhouse gases which trap the Sun’s heat are the crucial link between temperature rise and human activities, and the abundance of Co2 up the atmosphere.
China fails to make any new major commitments on climate change at COP26 in Glasgow. China to make carbon neutral by 2060.
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi, pledged a net zero target for 2070 – 20 years later than the summit target set by Boris Johnson.Australia’s bush fires in 2019-20 were the starkest warning yet for the countries as it experienced first-hand the consequences of a warming planet. Australian Prime Minister, Scott Morrison apologised for holidaying in Hawaii as the country burned. Despite a net zero commitment, Australia has no plan to limit fossil fuels leaving it lagging behind its allies.