India committed to multilateralism: COP28 prez

COP28 President, Sultan Al Jaber referred to India's commitment to multilateralism and leadership on global cooperation at a special forum of G20 Presidency on Sunday. The event was held in Abu Dhabi to align the vision of the G20 and that of COP28, with both leaderships committed to driving strong outcomes around adaptation, mitigation, finance and means of implementation, a statement from the COP Presidency, UAE said.

- Jayashree Nandi

Jaber praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi's commitment to multilateralism and reminded delegates that, under Modi's guidance, countries representing 85% of the global economy have agreed to COP28's global goal of tripling renewable energy capacity and doubling energy efficiency by 2030, the statement by UAE said.

He also acknowledged the critical need for a "new paradigm" in climate finance to ensure every country across the Global South can adopt low carbon development and a fair and inclusive global energy transition.