Mr.  Modi is  expected  to attend several events on Friday before  returning  home in the evening. The highlight of his visit  will  be  the  national statement  he is expected to make in the afternoon. 

  Hours before Prime Minister Narendra Modi  arrives in  Dubai  on  Thursday  evening to attend  the COP28 climate meeting, India reiterated  that  it  cannot  abandon its  dependence  on coal for  power  generation  any time soon,  even as  the country  rapidly  increases its  renewable energy  supply.  to ensure  a rapid  transition to  green.  energy.  

 “Coal is and  will  remain an important part of  India’s  energy mix,  as  it  always  has  been, as we  work towards meeting domestic development priorities,” External Affairs Minister  Vinay Mohan Kwatra said at a press conference in New Delhi,  before  the  press conference. . The  Prime  Minister’s  visit to Dubai for  a  conference where  coal  use  is  expected to  feature again in  discussions. 

  Mr.  Modi is  expected  to attend several events on Friday before  returning  home in the evening. The highlight of his visit  will  be  the  national statement  he is expected to make in the afternoon.  

 He will also hold bilateral meetings with other world leaders. More than 140 heads of  state and government  are  expected  to attend the high-level  session  of  COP28  on  Friday.  

 India is often  criticized  for not  abandoning coal-fired  power plants  quickly  enough, but it  maintains that  it  must  continue  using  coal for  some time  to meet  growing electricity  demand.  

 “India is one of the very few major economies that is  on track to  fulfill  its  Nationally  Determined  Contribution (NDC) obligation.  In fact, we  announced and  improved  our  NDC  last  year  and we are  pleased  to say that we are now  on  track  to  achieve these improved  NDC targets,” he said. 

  “We are  proactively  taking  climate action  steps that are practical  and  based  on a very  solid  conceptual understanding and a very firm belief that our development  must  be  green, inclusive development,” he said. timing consistent  with our  climate development priorities.” speak. speak. 

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