Question: Which of the following ministry organised India CEO Forum meeting on Climate Change recently?
(a) Ministry of Health
(b) Ministry of Home Affairs
(c) Ministry of Environment
(d) Ministry of Human Resource
Answer: (c)
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(a) Ministry of Health
(b) Ministry of Home Affairs
(c) Ministry of Environment
(d) Ministry of Human Resource
Answer: (c)
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- India CEO Forum on Climate Change was organized by Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC), as the pioneering initiative of the government, inviting industry representatives, exchanged views on climate change issues and discussed opportunities to collaborate in regard to fulfilling India’s national as well as international climate change commitments.
- The meeting took place on May 8, 2019.
The forum:
- The Forum consisted of high-level discussions across several sessions covering topics from India’s Nationally Determined Contributions to discussions on the 2019 United Nations Secretary General’s Climate Summit, to be held on 23rd September, 2019 in New York, in which India along with Sweden will be leading the discussions on Industry Transition.
- Several prominent members from India’s private and public sector spoke at the Forum to share ways in which they are supporting India to meet its climate change objectives.
- From the government, Amitabh Kant, CEO, NITI Aayog, C.K. Mishra, Secretary, MoEFCC, etc. took part in the discussions.
Highlights of the meeting:
- The sessions voiced deliberations from the government on India’s international commitments to fighting climate change as well as deliberations from businesses on private sector actions around climate change and future visions for a low-carbon trajectory Businesses are recognised
- They are crucial to meeting global climate change goals and forum on Climate Change focused on driving transition to a low-carbon economy.
- It delivered powerful messages as leaders from the private and public sector gathered to showcase their commitment to tackle climate change.
- A separate high-level CEO session was also organized exclusively for industry leaders. The Forum brought together more than 50 high-profile leaders from the Indian business world.
- The forum was successful in clearly communicating to the industry leadership the government’s vision on climate change and for the first time, seeking the views of the industries on the same as well examples of the climate initiatives being undertaken by the private and public sector.
- MoEFCC resolved to organize more such meetings and encouraged industry to also take the lead in furthering discussions on climate change.
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