India to work for environment beyond Paris Agreement: Sushma Swaraj

United Nations Sept 20: Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has interacted with United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres' meeting with select leaders on Climate Change in New York on Tuesday.

The Minister has said that "India will continue to work beyond the Paris Agreement" and also stressed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Commitment "that the protection of environment and mother planet is an article of faith for us."

Swaraj added that India was ready to work closely with UNSG and relevant UN agencies, especially in the context of the International Solar Alliance.

The Paris Agreement, Paris climate accord or Paris climate agreement, is an agreement within the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) dealing with greenhouse gas emissions mitigation, adaptation, and finance starting in the year 2020. The agreement was adopted by consensus on 12 December 2015.

In the Paris Agreement, each country Implements its own plans and regularly reports its own contribution it should make in order to reduce the global warming.