India & Canada inked MoU on Climate Action for Stronger Cooperation.

• India and Canada have signed a memorandum of understanding to strengthen bilateral collaboration on climate change, environmental preservation, and conservation. 
• On the sidelines of the Stockholm+50 summit, Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav and his Canadian colleague Steven Guilbeault signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).

About Stockholm+50 summit:

• The Stockholm+50 Summit, which will take place in Stockholm in June 2022, will bring together leaders of state and government to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Stockholm Conference.
• This summit, which is based on the Decade of Action, comes after months of deliberations and talks with governments, organizations, and civil society participants.

Key Points:

• The gathering is being hosted to honour the 50th anniversary of the Stockholm Summit, the world’s first environmental conference.
• Under the terms of the agreement, the two countries will work together, share information and expertise, and support each other’s goals in a variety of areas, including increasing renewable energy capacity, decarbonizing heavy industries, reducing plastic pollution, promoting chemical safety, and ensuring sustainable consumption.