Climate Summit: Prime Minister Presents Five Proposals on the Global Stage

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has called for five urgent measures focusing on climate finance, technology transfer and a just energy transition, describing the existing framework of climate financing as inadequate.

He made the call while addressing the high-level segment of the 31st United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP31) in Antalya, Türkiye.

Bangladesh accounts for less than 0.5 percent of global carbon emissions, yet it is among the countries most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. Against this backdrop, the Prime Minister urged the international community to provide grants rather than loans to climate-vulnerable countries, warning against placing an additional debt burden on nations already struggling with climate-related challenges.