Undeterred by the denial of permission by the Centre to attend a summit on environment in Denmark, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will address C-40 summit through video conferencing.
According to a statement from Chief Minister’s Office (CMO), Kejriwal will address the climate summit on solutions to tackle air pollution.
“He has accepted the request of the summit organisers to deliver his address through video conferencing in session titled — breathe deeply, city solutions for clean air. The CM will also address a joint Press conference through video conferencing with mayors of six major world cities,” said a statement from the CMO.
As per the schedule shared by the Delhi Government, Mark Watts, Executive Director of C-40, will start the summit at 8.30 am Copenhagen local time — 12 noon IST.
After which there will be Press conferences of Mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, Eric Garcetti, Mayor of Los Angeles, Frank Jensen, Lord Mayor of Copenhagen, Arvind Kejriwal (on video conferencing), Ada Colau, Mayor of Barcelona, Ted Wheeler, Mayor of Portland and Jorge Muñoz Wells, Mayor of Lima.
Kejriwal is likely to share his experiences on how Delhi has been successful in reducing air pollution by 25 percent in past five years.
“The CM is also likely to share the experience of how Delhi became the first city in the world to successfully implement the odd-even experiment for restricting the vehicular traffic on the roads, which led to a reduction in air pollution in Delhi,” the Delhi Government said in a statement.
Odd-even experiment in Delhi was an unprecedented success beyond the imagination of the Delhi government, and it was embraced by all walks of life with open arms.
C40 Cities connects more than 90 of the world’s leading cities to take bold climate action and build a healthier and more sustainable future. Representing 700+ million citizens and one quarter of the global economy, mayors of C40 cities are committed to delivering on the most ambitious goals of the Paris Agreement at the local level, as well as to cleaning the air we breathe.