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COP 26: Modi will attend UK climate conference

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NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 25: Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi addresses the 76th Session of the U.N. General Assembly at U.N. headquarters on September 25, 2021 in New York City. More than 100 heads of state or government are attending the session in person, although the size of delegations are smaller due to the Covid-19 pandemic. (Photo by Eduardo Munoz - Pool/Getty Images)

India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi will go to the COP26 climate conference in Glasgow.

The country’s environment minister Bhupender Yadav confirmed his upcoming attendance to Reuters on Thursday.

This follows weeks of uncertainty about his participation.

Yadav said, “PM is going to Glasgow.”

The news will be welcomed in Downing Street, after snubs from both Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jingping.

The government is pushing for the G20 nations to unite for steeper emission cuts to fight global warming.

India is the world’s third-biggest emitter of greenhouse gases after China and the United States.