New Delhi, March 27
US President Joe Biden has invited 40 world leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, for a virtual summit on climate on April 22-23. The summit will be live streamed for public viewing.
Other prominent invitees are Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese Premier Xi Jinping. This marks the reversal of Donald Trump's approach of putting pressure on the two countries.
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Biden is seeking to revive a US-convened forum of world's major economies on climate that Trump neglected. At least 17 countries of the forum are responsible for nearly 80 per cent of global emissions and global GDP.
Two-day meeting from April 22
- US President Joe Biden is seeking to revive a forum of world's major economies on climate that Trump neglected
- At least 17 countries of the forum are responsible for nearly 80 per cent of global emissions and global GDP
The summit will underscore the urgency and economic benefits of stronger climate action. "It will be a key milestone on road to the UN Climate Change Conference to be held this November in Glasgow," the White House said in a statement. —TNS
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