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Indian-origin UK minister in India for climate talks
Alok Sharma
New Delhi–Alok Sharma, an Indian-origin Minister in the UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Cabinet, on Monday arrived here for two days of climate discussions with Indian leaders.
Sharma, the COP26 President-Designate to lead the crucial UN climate talks, will meet senior Indian Ministers, as well as leaders from business and civil society, to discuss strengthening the UK-India climate partnership and preparing for a successful COP26 summit later this year.
In his first visit to Asia as COP (Conference of the Parties) President, Sharma is expected to welcome India’s significant progress on climate action and clean energy transition, an official statement by New Delhi-based British High Commission said.
By Harsh V. Shringla
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The country aims to be ‘a leader in thought and action on climate’, its foreign secretary says
Harsh V. Shringla is India’s Foreign Secretary.
Five years after the Paris Agreement, India is among the few developing countries that are not only meeting their “green” targets but are aspiring to more ambitious climate goals.
At the recent Climate Ambition Summit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi articulated the Indian approach. He said that we must set our sights “even higher”, even as we do not lose sight of the past. He added that India would not only achieve its Paris Agreement targets, but would exceed them.
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