Yadav to attend 2 key meetings this week ahead of COP30

Union environment minister Bhupender Yadav will attend the Pre-COP30 meetings in Brasilia during October 13-14, followed by the G20 environment ministers meeting in Cape Town during October 16-17 — both key forums where India is expected to lay down its climate strategy.

- Jayashree Nandi

‘Although itis not part of the official United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCO) event calendar, the Pre-COPis part ofa series of meetings held throughout the year in preparation for the annual climate conference. The ministerial-level gathering will bring together climate negotiators and seek to facilitate consensus on key issues for COP30, held in Belém, Para, Brazil during November 10-21.