PM Modi to conclude G20 summit today, Glasgow conference next on schedule

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is all set to take part in the second session of the G20 Summit to be held in Rome on Sunday. The summit will focus o the issue of climate change and the environment. According to the official schedule, after a two day trip to Rome, Modi will head to Glasgow to attend the United Nations Climate Change Conference. (COP26) 

The Prime Minister attended the first session of the G20 Rome Summit on Saturday, where he discussed a range of issues concerning the global economy and health with a number of global leaders. The leader called the initial session of the summit “productive and extensive” on his official Twitter account.

In the meet, PM Modi highlighted topics like India’s contribution to the world’s fight against the COVID-19 and India’s vision of ‘One Earth, One Health. The leader also addressed the need to further innovations in healthcare, the need for resilient global supply chains, and leveraging technology for human empowerment.

Meanwhile, the second session of the G20 Summit is being seen as an important step in getting a global solution to a global problem of climate change issues and environmental hazards. The meet is also seen as a stepping stone to the UN Climate Conference, which will be attended by 200 global leaders.

The COP26 summit will focus on getting a mutual solution to reducing carbon emission by analysing the steps taken by the nations in this regard. The G20 bloc of nations, which includes Brazil, China, India, Germany, and the United States amounts to some 80% of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions.

Since India is the world’s third-largest emitter of carbon gases following China and the United States, thus, Modi’s participation in the meet is seen as critical.

  COP26 is the United Nations Climate Change Conference 2021. The conference will mark countries’ collective agreement and blueprint to cut carbon emissions and to address the issues of extreme weather events linked to climate change, including heatwaves, floods and forest fires.