Prime Minister Narendra Modi will participate in Leaders' Summit on Climate hosted by US President Joe Biden on April 22, the ministry of external affairs announced on Wednesday. Biden had invited 40 world leaders for the two-day virtual Summit to galvanize efforts by the major economies to tackle the climate crisis. The prime minister will make his remarks on "Our Collective Sprint to 2030” during the first session of the Leaders' Summit from 5.30pm to 7.30pm IST. The leaders invited for the summit represent the countries that are members of the US-led Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate and those vulnerable to climate change. The 40 global leaders who have received the invite include Chinese President Xi Jinping, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, among others.

Source: Hindustan Times April 21, 2021 12:22 UTC