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By: Shree1news, 27 FEB 2021
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will receive the CERAWeek global energy and environment leadership award throughout an annual international energy conference next week.
The prime minister will also deliver the keynote address on the CERAWeek Conference-2021, which will likely be held virtually from March 1 to 5, its organiser, IHS Markit, stated on Friday.
Prominent speakers at the conference include US special presidential envoy for climate John Kerry, Co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and founder of Breakthrough Energy Bill Gates and president and CEO, Saudi Aramco, Amin Nasser.
“We look forward to Prime Minister Modi’s perspectives on the role of the world’s largest democracy and are pleased to honour him with the CERAWeek Global Energy and Environment Leadership Award for his commitment to expanding India’s leadership in sustainable development to meet the country’s, and the world’s, future energy needs,” IHS Markit vice chairman and the conference’s chair, Daniel Yergin, said.
In charting its path towards financial growth, poverty reduction and a new energy future, India has emerged on the centre of global energy and the environment, and its leadership is essential to satisfy climate objectives for a sustainable future whereas ensuring universal energy access, he stated.
The annual international conference is a gathering of energy industry leaders, experts, government officers and policy makers, leaders from the technology, financial and industrial communities, and energy technology innovators.
Source:A-N
