PM for urgent unified global action to save planet

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday stressed the need for an ‘urgent unified global remedial action’ to save the planet from impending crisis caused by spike in temperature.

“As per the current prediction, the temperature could even rise by more than 4.5 Degree Celsius by the end of this century making the earth completely not fit to live if immediate remedial actions are not taken,” she said.

She added: “Only by the unified global action, we can overcome the impending crisis. The time to take action to save the planet is not tomorrow, it is today. ”

The premier said this in a pre-recorded speech at a High-Level Panel Closing Session of the UNFCCC Race to Zero Dialogues titled “Transformational Leadership to Meet Net-Zero Ambition.”

Sheikh Hasina said the global leadership must take bold decisions to reduce carbon emission to save life and precious resources.

“All the governments need to largely increase their ambitions to the best of their capacity if we want to save our planet and ourselves,” she said.

The prime minister said that the bottom 100 countries account for just 3.5 percent of the global emission whereas the G20 countries are responsible for three-quarters.

“So, we expect more responsible actions from the leadership of these countries. We also call for an international day to be named ‘Climate Resilience Day’ to secure our harmony with mother earth,” she added.

“We call for the promised 100 billion US dollars per year to support adaptation and mitigation activities,” the PM said.

She urged the concerned global leadership to assure concessional finance and debt relief and access to technology for all.

The premier opined that strict implementation of the Paris Agreement is the only way out, and the issue of ‘Loss and Damage’ must be mainstreamed.