Prime Minister Narendra Modi has accepted an invitation from US President Joe Biden to attend the Leaders' Summit on Climate, which will be held online, the Ministry of External Affairs has confirmed. The meeting will be held on April 22 and 23.
Summit will reconvene the US-led Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate, which brings together 17 countries responsible for approximately 80 per cent of global emissions and global GDP
Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday said that he was puzzled at the cacophony over Pakistan not being invited to a climate conference. DawnNewsTV/File
Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Saturday that he was puzzled at the cacophony over Pakistan not being invited to a conference on climate change. My government 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, the premier said, citing the examples of the Clean and Green Pakistan campaign and the 10 Billion Tree Tsunami initiative.
The prime minister s statement comes days after it was announced that US climate envoy John Kerry will travel to Abu Dhabi, New Delhi, and Dhaka from April 1 to 9 in an effort to narrow differences on climate change goals to slow global warming.
The Ministry of External Affairs has said that the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has accepted the invitation of US President Joe Biden to attend the climate summit. MEA Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said President Biden has invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi to attend the Leaders' Summit on Climate, which will be held virtually, and the…
Biden discovers India as partner for arresting Climate Change
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Rahul Kumar ( IANS) |
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Biden discovers India as partner for arresting Climate Change. Image Source: IANS News
New Delhi, April 3: US President Joe Biden has discovered India as a partner to back one of his most endearing concerns Climate Change. This was a commitment he made to his party and his electorate. True to his word, on day one itself, he used his authority to join the Paris Agreement-the international treaty on climate change.
Now Biden is holding a two-day virtual summit with world leaders on April 22-23, for which he has extended the invite to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The White House website says: The Leaders Summit on Climate will underscore the urgency - and the economic benefits - of stronger climate action. It will be a key milestone on the road to the United Nations Climate Change conference (COP26) this November in Glasgo