Washington: US President Joe Biden has invited 40 world leaders to climate summit to underscore the urgency and economic benefits of stronger climate action.
The White House said it has also invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the Leaders’ Summit on Climate. The two-day summit, beginning 22 will be held virtually and telecast live for public viewing.
It will be a key milestone on the road to the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) this November in Glasgow.
The other leaders invited for the summit include Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Saudi Arabia King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Bhutanese Prime Minister Lotay Tshering are the other two leaders from South Asia to be invited for the two-day mega-conference on climate change.
The summit will reconvene the US-led Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate, which brings together 17 countries responsible for approximately 80 per cent of global emissions and global GDP.
Biden also invited the heads of other countries that are demonstrating strong climate leadership, are especially vulnerable to climate impacts, or are charting innovative pathways to a net-zero economy. A small number of business and civil society leaders will also participate in the summit, the White House said.
The summit will focus on the opportunities to strengthen capacity to protect lives and livelihoods from the impacts of climate change.
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