ANIOutlining India's formal position on climate action agenda, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today reiterated the commitment towards net-zero targets. India will achieve net-zero by 2070, said Modi. India is only country that is delivering in 'letter and spirit' on Paris declaration commitments on tackling climate change, emphasised the Prime Minister.
"When I came to Paris for the first time for the Climate Summit, I had no intention to add my own promise to other promises across the world. I had come with concern for humanity, as a representative of culture that gave message of Sarve Sukhinah Bhavantu," said Modi recollecting his first visit.
Modi on climate adaptation
"Adaptation has not got as much importance as mitigation in the international climate debate. It is injustice to those countries which are highly vulnerable to climate change,” he told the gathering.
India and climate adaptation
"Climate adaptation has to be made the most vital part of our policies. In India, policies like tap water for all, Clean India Mission and clean cooking fuel for all have given adaptation benefits to the needy as well as improved their quality of life,” said the PM
India's Green Commitments
"India is among the top countries in the world in terms of installed renewable energy, wind and solar energy capacity. At the WLS, I will share India's excellent track record on climate action and our achievements," PM Modi said in a statement ahead of the summit.
The concept of net zero
India is the only significant emitter that hasn’t committed to a net zero target and, in the run-up to COP26, faced immense global pressure to commit to one.
No time-bound commitments
No time-bound agreements were reached at the recently concluded summit in Rome, recommitting to providing $100 billion a year to counter climate change, and pushing for greater vaccine equality to fight the COVID pandemic. G20 nations also committed to ending international financing for all new coal plants by the end of 2021, but made no mention of domestic commitments on ending coal power generation.
Significance of the summit
COP26 is a critical summit for global climate action. To have a chance of limiting warming to 1.5 degrees, global emissions must halve by 2030 and reach ‘net-zero’ by 2050. A successful outcome in Glasgow will require developed countries to honour a promise they made back in 2009 of mobilizing $100 billion per year by 2020 to support climate action in developing countries.
(With PTI inputs)
"When I came to Paris for the first time for the Climate Summit, I had no intention to add my own promise to other promises across the world. I had come with concern for humanity, as a representative of culture that gave message of Sarve Sukhinah Bhavantu," said Modi recollecting his first visit.
Modi on climate adaptation
Speaking at a side event ‘Action and Solidarity: The Critical Decade' at the 26th UN climate conference in Glasgow, Modi stressed on the need to include in the school syllabus the importance of living in harmony with nature as per traditional practices.
"Adaptation has not got as much importance as mitigation in the international climate debate. It is injustice to those countries which are highly vulnerable to climate change,” he told the gathering.
India and climate adaptation
"Climate adaptation has to be made the most vital part of our policies. In India, policies like tap water for all, Clean India Mission and clean cooking fuel for all have given adaptation benefits to the needy as well as improved their quality of life,” said the PM
India's Green Commitments
"India is among the top countries in the world in terms of installed renewable energy, wind and solar energy capacity. At the WLS, I will share India's excellent track record on climate action and our achievements," PM Modi said in a statement ahead of the summit.
The concept of net zero
India is the only significant emitter that hasn’t committed to a net zero target and, in the run-up to COP26, faced immense global pressure to commit to one.
No time-bound commitments
No time-bound agreements were reached at the recently concluded summit in Rome, recommitting to providing $100 billion a year to counter climate change, and pushing for greater vaccine equality to fight the COVID pandemic. G20 nations also committed to ending international financing for all new coal plants by the end of 2021, but made no mention of domestic commitments on ending coal power generation.
Significance of the summit
COP26 is a critical summit for global climate action. To have a chance of limiting warming to 1.5 degrees, global emissions must halve by 2030 and reach ‘net-zero’ by 2050. A successful outcome in Glasgow will require developed countries to honour a promise they made back in 2009 of mobilizing $100 billion per year by 2020 to support climate action in developing countries.
(With PTI inputs)
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