India, Brazil agree to protect interests of developing countries

New Delhi, Oct 27: With barely four days to go for start of the annual climate change conference, COP26, India on Wednesday held a meeting with Brazil wherein the two nations agreed to “protect the interests of developing nations”.
The annual Conference of Parties (COP26) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is to take place from October 31, 2021, at the UK’s Glasgow.
The rift between rich, developed nations and poor, developing nations becomes prominent at the COP when the countries negotiate actions to reduce emissions to restrict global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius compared to pre-industrial era.
“Critical issues of climate finance and technology transfer were discussed at length and both sides agreed to protect the interests of developing nations at the upcoming COP26,” India’s Environment, Forests, and Climate Change Minister Bhupender Yadav tweeted after the virtual meeting.
The issues related to forestry, biodiversity, and the post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework were also discussed. (IANS)