Washington, 16 September 2021 (TDI): A virtual Ministerial level Climate meeting of C5+1 held on the 16th September. Participating States of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and the United States issued a joint statement on the climate crisis released by the US’ spokesperson office on Tuesday.
Officials of C5+1 by affirming the threat of Climate change expressed their commitment to take immediate actions by turning in National determined Contributions (NDCs) before the 26th UN Climate Change Conference.
In the meeting, all the Central Asian C5 states affirmed to include objectives that would reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the future to contribute towards the global goal of keeping temperature rise by 1.5 degrees Celsius.
The US Spokesperson Ned Price reported that the US Climate Envoy John Kerry committed USA’s increased support and cooperation with its Central Asian Partners during the meeting. Areas of cooperation include renewable energy, reduced greenhouse gas emissions, and water conversation.
