US’ Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry shall be in India from April 5-8 throughout which he’ll talk about the upcoming Leaders’ Summit on Climate hosted by President Joe Biden in addition to key local weather points within the context of the COP26 meet to be held later this yr, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) stated on Friday.
MEA Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi stated President Biden has invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi to attend the Leaders’ Summit on Climate, which shall be held just about, and the Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate to be held on April 22 and 23.
Prime Minister Modi welcomed President Biden’s initiative and accepted the invitation, he stated at an internet media briefing.
Responding to questions on Kerry’s India go to subsequent week, Bagchi stated the particular presidential envoy on local weather shall be visiting Delhi from April 5-8 and the aim of his go to could be to debate this forthcoming leaders’ summit on local weather.
He stated local weather points on the whole within the context of the UN local weather change summit COP26, which is to be held later this yr, may even be on Kerry’s agenda.
“We expect that during his visit, Mr Kerry will be interacting with several ministers, including the external affairs minister as well as ministers of finance, petroleum and natural gas, environment, power and new and renewable energy,” Bagchi stated.
President Biden has invited 40 world leaders, together with Prime Minister Modi, to a US-hosted digital summit on local weather to underscore the urgency and the financial advantages of stronger local weather motion, the White House stated.
Biden will host the two-day local weather summit of world leaders beginning on Earth Day, April 22, by which he’ll define the US’ objective for reductions of carbon emissions by 2030 — generally known as the nationally decided contribution underneath the historic Paris accord.
The summit will reconvene the US-led Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate, which brings collectively 17 nations chargeable for roughly 80 per cent of world emissions and international GDP.
