New Delhi, July 25 -- As India aims to host the UN Climate Change Conference (Cop33), scheduled to be held in 2028, the Union environment ministry issued an order to address specialised and professional requirements associated with hosting the meet. In relation to this, the ministry of environment, forest and climate change (MoEFCC) established the Cop33 cell under the Climate Change Division of the ministry with immediate effect, the order dated July 15 said. The cell will have 11 members, including a joint secretary (climate change), directors, consultants, etc., according to the office order signed off by under secretary Chiranjib Mridha. Leaders of the BRICS nations, at the 17th BRICS Summit held earlier this month, welcomed India's candidacy to host Cop33. A joint declaration said: "We express our full support to the Presidency of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change Cop-30, which will take place in Belem, Brazil, highlighting the importance of action and cooperation on all pillars of the UNFCCC as applicable, considering each country's membership and commitments thereunder. We also underscore our full commitment to a successful Cop30 that will catalyze progress in implementing the UNFCCC and its Paris Agreement. We welcome India's candidacy to host Cop33 in 2028." htc...