Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Saturday that he cannot understand why there is a “cacophony” over Islamabad’s omission from the upcoming climate conference, to which world leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi , have been invited by the Biden administration.
US President Joe Biden earlier this month invited 40 world leaders to a virtual leaders summit on climate scheduled for April 22-23.
Apparently irritated by the snub, Khan tweeted: “I am baffled by the cacophony that Pak has not been invited to a climate change conference! My government’s environmental policies are driven solely by our commitment to our future generations of a Pakistan clean and green to mitigate the impact of climate change. “
Pakistan’s prime minister also said that he has already set priorities for the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference.
“Hence our Green Pakistan initiatives, 10 billion tree tsunami, nature-based solutions, cleaning up our rivers, etc. We have gained vast experience in seven years, starting with KP, and our policies are being recognized and praised. We are ready to help any state that wishes to learn from our experience, “Khan said, referring to a tree-planting campaign to restore forests.
The climate leaders summit convened by Biden will underscore the urgency, and economic benefits, of stronger climate action, according to a White House statement.
It will be a key milestone on the road to the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) this November in Glasgow.
The summit will reconvene the US-led Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate, which brings together 17 countries responsible for roughly 80 percent 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 paths to a net zero economy.
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