The world’s climate has changed rapidly in the last few years. Today, the impact of these changes in climate is clearly visible on every aspect of life. People’s health is also not untouched by this. Whether we talk about the lives being lost due to disasters or the diseases that are spreading rapidly due to it. The weather is changing rapidly in every part of the world and is affecting people’s health. In such a situation, there is a need to take this threat to health even more seriously. The 12-day COP 29 conference on climate change has started in Baku, Azerbaijan. Negotiators from all over the world including India are participating in this conference. In suchWHO has urged all countries to break their ties with fossil fuels. At the same time, he has advocated for the governments to help the common people in making them capable of facing the coming changes in climate. Minister of State for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Kirti Vardhan Singh will lead a delegation of 19 members from India’s side at the COP 29 conference. India is going to focus on three objectives in this meeting.
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What are India’s three priorities in the COP 29 meeting?
Fixing accountability for the urgent need for climate finance.
protection of vulnerable communities
Focusing on an equitable energy transition.
What are India’s priorities?
Usually the Presidents and PMs of the countries attend this meeting, but this time due to various reasons the heads of India, America, China, France and Germany will stay away from it. The heads of state or government of the 13 top carbon dioxide emitting countries in the world are not participating in this conference, although last year the share of these countries in greenhouse gas emissions was more than 70 percent. China and the US, the biggest polluters and the strongest economies, are not sending their top representatives to the conference. The top leaders of the top four countries representing more than 42 percent of the world’s population are not coming to address the conference. India will present its position in this conference on 18 and 19 November.
