PM Imran ‘puzzled at cacophony’ over Pakistan not being invited to global climate summit

Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday said that if the world is serious about countering the impact of climate change then they can look at the priorities he has laid out for the UN Climate Change Conference 2021 (COP26).

Taking to Twitter, the PM said that he was “puzzled at the cacophony” over Pakistan being excluded from US President Joe Biden’s climate change conference.

I am puzzled at the cacophony over Pak not being invited to a climate change conf! My govt’s environment policies are driven solely by our commitment to our future generations of a clean & green Pakistan to mitigate the impact of climate change.

— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) April 3, 2021

“My government’s environment policies are driven solely by our commitment to our future generations of a clean and green Pakistan to mitigate the impact of climate change,” the premier said in a tweet.

PM further stated that he had already laid out priorities for the UN COP 26 if the international community is serious about countering the impact of climate change.

I am puzzled at the cacophony over Pak not being invited to a climate change conf! My govt’s environment policies are driven solely by our commitment to our future generations of a clean & green Pakistan to mitigate the impact of climate change.

— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) April 3, 2021

On April 1, it was reported that US climate envoy John Kerry will hold talks with Indian leaders during an Asian tour in an effort to narrow differences on climate change goals to slow global warming.

However, the US envoy is not scheduled to hold talks with Pakistan, which is one of the most vulnerable countries to climate change.

Biden ignored Pakistan at his government’s first summit on climate change to be held on April 22 and 23.

The US president has invited 40 heads of state and government, including leaders of India, Bangladesh and Bhutan – from the South Asian region.

According to a White House announcement on Friday, the virtual summit would be addressed by leaders of Russia, China, Argentina, Australia, France, Indonesia, Germany, Israel, Canada, Japan, Italy, Kenya, Mexico, Denmark, Colombia, Congo, Chile, Jamaica and other countries.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government is facing calls from the United States and Britain to commit India, the world’s third-biggest carbon emitter, to a net-zero emissions target by 2050.