Singapore and India are among the few countries that agreed to attend US President Joe Biden’s Leaders Summit on Climate, with less than three weeks to go. Just eight of the 40 heads of state invited to take part in the online event have so far accepted.
Javadekar, Kerry discuss climate finance
New Delhi, Apr 6 (UNI) Environment and Climate Change Minister Prakash Javadekar on Tuesday had an “engaging and fruitful discussion” with US climate envoy John Kerry, who is on a three-day visit to India.
Javadekar and Kerry, former Secretary of State in the Obama administration, discussed a range of issues including climate finance, joint research and collaboration. Had an engaging and fruitful discussion with Mr.@JohnKerry, Special Presidential Envoy for Climate.
We discussed a range of issues including #ClimateFinance, joint research and collaboration etc, Javadekar said in a tweet.
Kerry is in India ahead of President Joe Biden’s virtual ‘Leaders Summit on Climate’ to be held with 40 world leaders later this month.
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday said he felt perplexed at the cacophony being raised by his political opponents for Pakistan not being invited to attend the virtual leaders’ summit on climate hosted by US President Joe Biden.
On his Twitter handle, the prime minister posted a number of tweets to highlight his government’s initiatives for environmental protection and over climate change, solely driven for the future generations.
Mr Khan tweeted: “I am puzzled at the cacophony over Pak not being invited to a climate change conf! My govt’s environment policies are driven solely by our commitment to our future generations of a clean & green Pakistan to mitigate the impact of climate change. Hence our initiatives of Green Pak, 10-bn-tree tsunami, nature-based solutions, cleaning up our rivers etc. We have gained vast experience in 7 yrs, beg (beginning) with KP, & our policies are being recognised & lauded.”
With less than three weeks to go until Joe Biden's Leaders Summit on Climate, just eight of the 40 heads of state invited to take part in the online event have so far accepted. The two-day summit is set to start on April 22 - Earth Day - which marks the fifth anniversary of the signing of the Paris Agreement. The White House said earlier that by the time of the event, the US would have announced an ambitious 2030 emissions target. In his.
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New Delhi, April 2
US’ Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry will be in India from April 5-8 during which he will discuss the upcoming Leaders’ Summit on Climate hosted by President Joe Biden as well as key climate issues in the context of the COP26 meet to be held later this year, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Friday.
Summit on April 22
Joe Biden will host a two-day climate summit of world leaders starting on the Earth Day on April 22
He will outline the US goal for reductions of carbon emissions by 2030, known as the nationally determined contribution under the historic Paris accord