John Kerry to visit New Delhi, U.A.E and Dhaka
The Hindu
He will hold consultations on increasing climate ambition ahead of President Biden’s Leaders Summit on Climate April 22-23.
The U.S.’s Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, John Kerry, will travel to New Delhi, Dhaka and Abu Dhabi during April 1-9, the State Department announced on Wednesday, confirming reports in The Hindu, from last week. The purpose of the travel is for “ consultations on increasing climate ambition ahead of President Biden’s Leaders Summit on Climate April 22-23 and the 26th Conference of the Parties (COP26) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change later this year,” a State Department statement said. Countries party to the 2015 Paris Agreement on climate are expected to announce new Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) – emissions targets - before the COP26 meeting in Glasgow in November. The U.S. is expected to announce its new 2030 targets soon.More Related News
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