Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change and Labour and Employment Bhupender Yadav said the IPCC AR 6 Report reemphasises that development is our first defence against climate change.
Addressing the plenary session at G7 Ministers' Meeting on Climate, Energy and Environment in Sapporo, Japan, on Saturday, he said the global goal of reaching net zero by 2050 requires enhanced descaling of emissions by the developed countries.