PM Modi likely to attend UN climate talks in UAE on Nov 30-Dec 1

PM Modi to attend UN climate talks in Dubai on Nov 1, deliver India's statement. He'll discuss actions & plans to scale climate action. India's NDCs aim to reduce emissions intensity & achieve 50% cumulative electric power from non-fossil fuel sources by 2030. COP28 to conclude 1st global stocktake & shape NDCs by 2025.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend the UN climate talks in Dubai on November 1 and deliver a national statement highlighting India's climate action, sources said on November 24.

The Prime Minister will reach the UAE on November 30, deliver India's national statement during the United Nations' World Climate Action Summit on December 1 and return the same day, a source told PTI.

The World Climate Action Summit on December 1-2 will see heads of states and governments, leaders from civil society, business, youth, indigenous peoples' organisations, frontline communities, science and other sectors discussing actions and plans aimed at scaling climate action. 

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Mr. Modi has been championing Lifestyle for Environment (LiFE movement), urging countries to adopt planet-friendly living practices and move away from deeply consumerist behaviours.

Recognising the criticality of this decade (2021-2030) for climate action, there's a call for rebalancing consumption patterns between the Global North and South.

Differences in historic emissions and contributions to global warming across nations are evident. For instance, while the U.S. accounts for only 4% of the current global population, it contributed 17% of global emissions between 1850 and 2021. In contrast, India, representing 18% of the world's population, has contributed only 5% of greenhouse gas emissions to date.