Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Bhupender Yadav has emphasised that G20 must act as a bridge between ambition and implementation, ensuring that every nation’s contribution is respected and every nation’s capacity is enhanced. He was addressing the opening ceremony of the G20 Climate and Environmental Sustainability Working Group Ministerial Meeting in South Africa yesterday.
In his address, the Minister stated that the country truly believes and supports ecosystem-based approaches, participatory implementation and landscape-level conservation models as proposed in the biodiversity and conservation track. He also emphasized the need to exercise caution in commodifying biodiversity and call for a deeper examination of the same. Mr Yadav stated that India supports integrating climate and development while upholding equity and Common but Differentiated Responsibilities.
Mr Yadav further advocated that a whole-of-the-society approach and pro-planet lifestyle choices of individuals will be relevant for achieving meaningful and tangible outcomes. The Minister also mentioned the relevance of going back to the basics and the importance of integrating it with the march to the future, as highlighted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi last year at the G20 summit.
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