Glasgow: Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla said on Tuesday that India’s new target of 500 gigawatts (GW) renewable energy in 2030, was announced in the 26th session of the Parties’ Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, was a “very significant” contribution to meet The purpose of the climate summit.
“Prime Minister spoke at the top of 500 gw renewable energy in 2030.
In all means, this is a very significant contribution to the whole field of climate change and in fulfilling the purpose of the Summit, considering that India consists of sixth humanity,” Shringla said in a briefing about national statements India at the COP26 Summit in Glasgow.
The Secretary of the Foreign Secretary also told that PM Modi at the COP 26 announced that in 2030, 50 percent of Indian energy needs would be met from renewable energy sources.
“In Paris, a nationally determined contribution says that our 40 percent of our electricity installed will come from a non-fossil fuel source.
PM today announced that by 2030, 50 percent will be filled with renewable energy.
So that’s an announcement Significant.
Again, “he said.
The prime minister also stated that India would reduce its carbon emissions by 1 billion tons from now on 2030, the foreign secretary said.
“Once again one of the nationally determined contributions announced in Paris is the intensity of our economic emissions will decrease between 33 and 35 percent by 2030, this is more than 2005 level.
Today’s Prime Minister said that this would decrease by 45 percent.
And for the first time, India has talked about Net-Zero in 2070, “he said.
Shringla said that Modi’s prime minister gave “seminal statements” in the police and highlight the reach and depth of climate action taken by India along with the future goal that had been set by the country itself.
“The highlight of today is the national statement of the prime minister about COP26.
You will all agree this is a seminal statement.
This is a very significant contribution by India to the global action on the climate change agenda,” Shringla said on the press direction.
“IT (speech by PM Modi) not only highlight the reach and depth of climate action taken by India but also the future goals that have been determined by India for themselves,” he added.
During the COP26 address on Monday, the Prime Minister Modi announced five “Amrit Tatva” including the target to achieve zero emissions in 2070.
He stated that India was the only major economy that had worked and delivered on the commitment of Paris both in the Spirit’s letter.
The high-level COP26 segment titled The World Leaders’ Summit (WLS) and was attended by the head of state or government more than 120 countries.