--- description: The three-way summit is designed to send a strong message of commitment to tackling climate change, officials say title: Obama to Meet Xi and Modi at Paris Climate Talks image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4ddc514a2c49445e/698872b0cf40a87163c40d23/rtx1vn7s.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [climate change](/tag/climate-change/) ## climate change Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # President Obama Will Meet China's Xi Jinping and India's Narendra Modi at the Paris Climate Talks ## Video: Is Climate Change Causing Extreme Weather? [Watch (HLS stream): Is Climate Change Causing Extreme Weather?](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/LQufbOt9.m3u8) (2:04)  _Published 2013-11-11. Is the frequency of extreme weather events a sign that global warming is gaining pace and exceeding predictions? Climate scientist Bill Patzert explains._ by [Rishi Iyengar](/author/rishi-iyengar/) ## Rishi Iyengar Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Nov 25, 2015 3:21 AM CUT  U.S. President Barack Obama faces a joint news conference with French President François Hollande in the East Room of the White House in Washington on Nov. 24, 2015 U.S. President Barack Obama faces a joint news conference with French President François Hollande in the East Room of the White House in Washington on Nov. 24, 2015Carlos Barria—Reuters by [Rishi Iyengar](/author/rishi-iyengar/) ## Rishi Iyengar Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Nov 25, 2015 3:21 AM CUT U.S. President Barack Obama will attempt to give the upcoming climate talks in Paris an early boost by [meeting](http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/11/24/us-climatechange-summit-obama-idUSKBN0TD2NB20151124#Kl7vOVhqJv03PzFL.97 "undefined") his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping and India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the summit’s opening day. White House officials announced Tuesday that Obama would meet with the two leaders on Nov. 30 to “send a strong message to the world about their strong commitment to climate change,” according to Reuters. “These two countries are two of our most important partners in dealing with global climate change,” Paul Bodnar, the White House National Security Council’s senior director for energy and climate change, told the news agency. \[[_Reuters_](http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/11/24/us-climatechange-summit-obama-idUSKBN0TD2NB20151124#Kl7vOVhqJv03PzFL.97 "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4126723/obama-xi-modi-paris-climate-talks/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4126723/obama-xi-modi-paris-climate-talks/"},"headline":"President Obama Will Meet China's Xi Jinping and India's Narendra Modi at the Paris Climate Talks","datePublished":"2015-11-25T03:21:16.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T12:53:51.644Z","description":"The meeting is designed to send a strong message of commitment to tackling climate change","url":"https://time.com/4126723/obama-xi-modi-paris-climate-talks/","keywords":["climate change","Barack Obama","France","India","China","Xi Jinping","Narendra Modi","paris","talks","summit"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4ddc514a2c49445e/698872b0cf40a87163c40d23/rtx1vn7s.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Rishi Iyengar","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/rishi-iyengar/"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4ddc514a2c49445e/698872b0cf40a87163c40d23/rtx1vn7s.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"U.S. President Obama faces joint news conference at the White House in Washington","caption":"U.S. President Obama faces joint news conference at the White House in Washington","creditText":"Carlos Barria—Reuters","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/climate-change/","name":"climate change"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4126723/obama-xi-modi-paris-climate-talks/","name":"President Obama Will Meet China's Xi Jinping and India's Narendra Modi at the Paris Climate Talks"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Is Climate Change Causing Extreme Weather?","description":"Is the frequency of extreme weather events a sign that global warming is gaining pace and exceeding predictions? 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