COP26 President-designate calls Prime Minister Modi; Collaboration between India and the UK on climate change discussed
The President-designate of the 26th UN Conference of the Parties on Climate Change (COP26) and British MP Alok Sharma convened Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday during which they discussed the collaboration between India and the United Kingdom on issues of climate change in the run-up to the crucial meeting. .
COP refers to the decision-making body of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the 26th session of which will be hosted by the United Kingdom in November 2021 in Glasgow.
“It is a pleasure to meet today with COP26 Chair-designate @AlokSharma_RDG. We discussed India-UK cooperation on the climate change agenda and COP26,” Modi tweeted after the meeting.
“Best wishes to the UK for the successful organization of the climate summit,” he said.
Sharma, the President-designate of the 26th UN Conference of the Parties on Climate Change, called Prime Minister Modi during which they discussed the collaboration between India and the UK on climate change issues in the run-up to COP26, according to a statement from the Prime Minister’s Office.
Prime Minister Modi reiterated India’s commitment to the Paris Agreement and to working constructively towards a successful outcome at COP26.
Sharma warmly recalled the prime minister’s speech at the Climate Ambition Summit in December 2020, the PMO said.
Modi also expressed his commitment to working with his British counterpart Boris Johnson to further strengthen ties between India and the UK.
A UK government statement said Sharma and Prime Minister Modi met to discuss their countries’ shared commitment to climate action in the run-up to the COP26 summit in Glasgow this year.
Sharma congratulated Prime Minister Modi on his ambition to achieve a significant increase in renewable energy, established at the Climate Ambition Summit that the UK co-hosted in December 2020, and for his personal leadership in addressing climate change, the statement said. British.
Sharma outlined the UK’s net zero commitment and said that, as the host of COP26, the UK had sent a clear message to the world by establishing an ambitious new Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC), according to the statement.
They agreed that progress in making sure the most vulnerable countries could adapt to the impacts of climate change was critical and that to do so, governments must meet their climate finance commitments, he said.
Sharma and Modi also discussed the importance of governments, businesses and individuals working to address climate change and said they look forward to continuing their close work before COP26. Sharma also met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs, S Jaishankar, during which discussions were held on India’s green growth initiatives.
“Glad to meet COP26 chair-designate @AlokSharma_RDG. Good discussions on India’s green growth initiatives and climate change agenda,” Jaishankar said in a tweet. Sharma also met with the Minister of the Environment, Prakash Javadekar.
“India expects the UK leadership to deliver on the unresolved issues of the Paris Agreement, including long-term climate finance and other key issues,” Javadekar tweeted after the meeting.
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