New Delhi [India], November 15 (ANI/NewsVoir): At the 27th Session of Conference of Parties of the UNFCCC (COP 27) in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, the India Pavilion hosted a side event on "Transformative Green Education: Experiences from India" between 06:30 - 07:30 PM IST (03:00-04:00 PM EET). Bhupender Yadav, Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India gave the keynote address and released a book (both print and digital versions), calendar, postcards, bookmarks, and posters. All of these are based on paintings by Indian school children on sustainable lifestyles, collected by the National Museum of Natural History, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change. The Minister will also release a short video on green transformative education titled 'Small Steps, High Aspirations'.
Climate change is not an issue confined to those who are seen as emitters, Secretary of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Leena Nandan said during a panel discussion at the India Pavilion at COP 27.
Union Minister spoke on the issues of common but differentiated responsibilities and respective capabilities, India's steps to mainstream Sustainable Development Goals and the issue of climate finance.
Welcoming the delegates from all the countries to the India Pavilion, Yadav said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has provided a simple solution to the complex climate change problem.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday announced a bold pledge that India will achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2070. The Prime Minister asserted that India is the only country that is delivering in “letter and spirit” the commitments on tackling climate change under the Paris Agreement. Also See | COP26: What is it and why […]
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Glasgow [UK], November 2 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the 26th session of the Conference of Parties (COP26) highlighted the need for greater ambition on climate finance and technology and spoke on behalf of developing countries, said Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla on Tuesday.