Move From 'Country-centric’ Approach To ‘People-centric’: Puri To Global Climate Regime

International climate regime should move from a ‘country-centric’ approach to ‘people-centric’, said Union Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Friday. 

He said, “The time has come for a paradigm shift in the international climate regime which has to move from a ‘country-centric’ approach to ‘people-centric’ approach to climate actions."

Puri said the world is recovering from a once-in-a-century pandemic; there are geopolitical conflicts in parts of the world and economic uncertainty will continue for the next couple of years. 

"These issues are closely linked to the discussions that we are having today on sustainable development, he added while speaking at the World Sustainable Development Summit (WSDS) 2023.

Puri also talked about India’s G-20 presidency and how it will play important role in shaping the global response to the issues faced by the world such as climate change. 

He said that it is imperative that we coordinate and calibrate policy response from the lowest local level to the highest global gathering. 

The minister expressed that a stronger commitment to the SDGs and the multilateral agenda are going to be fundamental to the global response. 

"India will give resonance to the voice of the Global South and highlight the common concerns of energy security and climate justice," he said.