PM Modi will attend Summit on Climate, accepts invitation by US President Joe Biden

PM Modi will attend Summit on Climate, accepts invitation by US President Joe Biden
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New Delhi: Prime Minister of India Shri Narendra Modi will attend the Leaders' Summit on Climate and the Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate on April 22 and 23. He accepted the invitation extended by US President Joe Biden to attend the summit. 

 

According to PTI, the spokesperson of the ministry of external affairs (MEA) Arindam Bagchi said, "Prime Minister Modi welcomed President Biden's initiative and accepted the invitation." 

 

According to the White House report, Starting on Earth Day, April 22, the summit will encourage discussion over factors influencing climate change and as part of it, Biden will outline the US' goal for reductions of carbon emissions by 2030.

 

This summit will bring 17 countries together to reconvene the US-led Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate. This will be responsible for approximately 80 percent of global emissions and global GDP, according to PTI.

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