PM Narendra Modi to address global climate summit today
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the Global Climate Summit today on the occasion of the fifth anniversary of the landmark Paris Climate Agreement.
This was confirmed by Prakash Javadekar, Union Minister of Environment here on Friday. “Tomorrow, the Paris Climate Agreement would complete five years. The United Kingdom has called for a global climate summit and Prime Minister Narendra Modi would also be taking part in the meeting,” Javadekar said.
Mr. Javadekar has said that climate change is not an overnight phenomenon and it has taken the last 100 years to have an impact on the environment. He said, historically the United States of America has 25 percent of CO2 emissions, Europe has 22 percent whereas China has 13 percent, and India only 3 percent of emissions.
MyGovIndia today also shared the news on its official Twitter handle.
PM @narendramodi will address the global climate summit today where India is the only G20 country to honour it's commitments! It's true that once Indians decide to do something, nothing is impossible! #MyGovMorningMusings pic.twitter.com/JzKSk7VXqK
— MyGovIndia (@mygovindia) December 12, 2020
Prime Minister Modi, during the G20 Summit held virtually in Riyadh, said India is not only meeting the targets of the Paris agreement on Climate Change but is also exceeding them. PM Modi also said while the world currently is fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, it is “equally important to fight climate change in an integrated, comprehensive and holistic way”.
“Today we are focused on saving our citizens, economies from the effects of the global pandemic. It is equally important to keep our focus on fighting climate change. Climate change must be fought not in silos but in an integrated, comprehensive, and holistic way,” he said.
