the president United States, Joe Biden, invited 40 world personalities, including the Colombian president Ivan Duque, at the Climate Leaders’ Summit on April 22 and 23.
The letter, in which the invitation to Duque is extended, emphasizes that the summit is one of the steps to return to The Paris Agreement and join countries’ efforts for climate change.
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“Until the Summit, the United States will announce an ambitious emissions target for 2030 as the new nationally determined contribution to the Paris Agreement. In his invitation, the President called on leaders to use the Summit as an opportunity. their countries will also contribute to a stronger climate ambition, “the White House said in a statement.
The letter also emphasizes that the invitation is addressed to the Heads of State who “show a strong climate management, are particularly vulnerable to climate shocks or draw innovative paths to a zero net economy. A small number of business and civil society leaders will also attend the Summit. “
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According to the White House, the President of Argentina was also invited, Alberto Fernandez; the President of the Spanish Government, Pedro Sánchez; and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, among others.
Similarly, their counterparts in Russia and China, Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping will also be present at this virtual climate summit, according to a State Department representative.
President of the European Commission (EC), Ursula Von der Leyen; German Chancellor, Angela Merkel; French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
The purpose of the summit is to invite other countries to formulate their own greenhouse gas reduction commitments, the White House said.
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