UN chief Guterres to urge India, G20 nations to target sustainable transition post-COVID

In his virtual address to Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is expected to renew his call to India and or G20 countries to invest in a clean, sustainable transition in ir post-COVID recovery plan.

UN chief is set to deliver 19th Darbari Seth Memorial lecture on Friday, August 28 organised by TERI, UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric confirmed earlier. Union External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will deliver Presidential Address at same event.

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Sustainable future

As per reports, lecture is titled ‘ rise of renewables: shining a light on a sustainable future’ in which UN chief will renew his call on G20 countries, including India, to invest in a clean, sustainable transition as y transition to a post-pandemic world. G20 includes countries like US, Russia, China, Japan, Australia, and Saudi in addition to   European Union. 

Dujarric reportedly said Guterres is expected to say that as governments all across globe put trillions of dollars to battle COVID-19 pandemic, y should also take some concrete decisions and allocate funds for climate. 

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