NEW DELHI – Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivered the ‘National Statement’ at the COP26 Summit in Glasgow on Monday, November 1.
Addressing the COP26 Summit underway at Glasgow, UK, PM Modi announced that India is on track to achieve its goals under ‘Paris Agreement’ putting climate change at the centre of its policy-making.
PM Modi listed out five commitments of India to combat climate change with a bold announcement that it will achieve the target of net zero emissions by the year 2070.
“India will increase its non-fossil energy capacity to 500 giga watt by 2030; India will fulfill 50 per cent of its energy requirements from renewable energy sources by 2030. Between now and 2030, India will reduce its total projected carbon emissions by 1 billion tonnes and by 2030; India will reduce the carbon intensity of its economy by 45 per cent and India will achieve the target of net zero by 2070,” the prime minister said.
PM also drew attention to India’s initiatives such as ‘International Solar Alliance’ (ISA) for environmental protection and ‘Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure’ as strategy for the climate adoption.
Indian Railways is also expected to achieve the ‘Net Zero’ emission target by 2030 thereby, reducing emission by 60 million tonnes per year.
PM Modi asserted also that India is working to achieve 20 per cent Ethanol blending in petrol by 2025 with an ultimate goal to have 100 per cent ethanol-run vehicles.
PM Modi emphasised the need for greater climate financing by the developing countries by seeking finances of upto US$ 1 trillion and sought transfer of low cost climate technologies.
Modi also called for lifestyle changes which can go a long way in tackling climate change and urged to make ‘Lifestyle for Environment’ a global mission.
“Lifestyle plays a very important role in climate change. I would like to suggest a one-word movement in the context of climate which can become a key basis for one world.
