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| PM Modi makes a statement at COP26 UN Climate Summit. (Image via Associated Press) |
Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that India will achieve net zero emission by 2070 at UN COP26 climate summit in Glasgow on October 31 to November 12. Modi surprised everyone by his statement on climate changes. This is the very first time India has taken any climate target.
Remarking his COP26 speech with some Sanskrit slogan, he gives "Panchamrit Saugat" that means five golden ways through which country try to control emission in up-coming years:
- Till 2030 India will reach its non-fossil energy capacity to 500GW.
- By 2030 India will fulfill its 50% requirement by renewable energy.
- From now to 2030 India will reduce its carbon emission up to 1 billion tonnes
- By 2030 India will reduce its carbon intensity of its economy to less than 45%.
- By 2070 net zero target will approach.
As India is world's 3rd biggest emitter
The target of 2070 leaves everyone astonished after PM Modi's announcements at COP26. Scientists say India's goal is two decades behind the UK and US. It's a much needed step to avoid catastrophic global warming. Prime Minister also requested some developed countries to provide climate finance up to 1 trillion dollars for underdeveloped countries. He also added,
"Justice would demand that those nations that have not kept their climate commitments should be pressured."
At COP26, UK PM Boris Johnson urged world leaders to "defuse the bomb of climate change" on the other side China president Xi Jinping didn't participate in the summit.
Johnson also add that India is on 4th for using renewable energy and in past 75 years fossil capacity increase by 25%.
Praising India for development he also said that institutional solution also helping internationally and inter solar alliance for solar energy revolution, talking about mass movement, the UK PM says "LIFE” lifestyle for environment will create revolution in agriculture, diary, housekeeping fields.
As climate change is a serious issue for which every country needs to be prepared as it will become a factor of destruction for people on earth, as per report of world resource institute India's total greenhouse emission were about 3.3 billion tonnes in 2018, it is supposed to rise above 4billions tonnes per year by 2030, cutting 1 billion tones will result into reduction of 2.5 to 3% in its absolute emission.
Leaders from developing nations show frustration for not providing funds to help them decarbonize and adapt to a warming planet. India is already focusing on renewable forms of energy, and lining policies for industry decarbonization, now India needs funds, said Chandra Bhushan, president of New Delhi based international forum for environment, sustainability and technology.
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Shadman Alam
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