COP28 | Rising ambitions on climate action must see matching progress on climate finance: PM Modi

PM Modi calls for climate financing, tech transfer to developing countries. India, UAE join forces to shape greener future, advancing global discourse on climate action. India-UAE ties span entire energy spectrum, focus on sustainability. Nations must ensure development priorities of Global South not compromised. COP28 to bring fresh impetus to effective climate action, international cooperation.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called for ensuring requisite climate financing and technological transfer to developing countries, asserting that it must be recognised that they have not contributed in creating the climate problem but are still willing to be a part of the solution.

In Dubai to attend the COP28 meeting, Mr. Modi told the UAE-based Aletihad in an interview that he has always maintained that climate change is a collective challenge that demands a unified global response.

Rising ambitions on climate action must see matching progress on climate finance, the Prime Minister asserted.

India, Mr. Modi said, is optimistic that the meeting will inject fresh momentum into effective climate action.

The PM expressed hope that COP28 would bring fresh impetus to effective climate action and international cooperation in advancing the goals of the UNFCCC and the Paris Agreement. 

“India and the UAE stand as partners in shaping a greener and more prosperous future, and we remain steadfast in our joint efforts to influence the global discourse on climate action,” he said.

Speaking on the Indo-UAE ties, he said their partnership in climate action is going from strength to strength, driven by a futuristic vision.