Modi calls for quick action to save world at Leaders’ Summit on Climate 2021
Updated Apr 23, 2021, 11:17 am IST
Modi said that humanity is battling a pandemic and that it is a timely reminder that the grave threat of climate change has not disappeared
Modi called for “concrete action at a high speed, on large scale, and with a global scope” to combat climate change, adding he and US President Joe Biden are launching the “India-US Climate and Clean Energy Agenda 2030 partnership” to help “mobilise investments, demonstrate clean technologies, and enable green collaborations”. Representational image/PTI
New Delhi: Addressing the US-convened Leaders’ Summit on Climate 2021 in virtual format on Thursday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi called for “concrete action at a high speed, on large scale, and with a global scope” to combat climate change, adding he and US President Joe Biden are launching the “India-US Climate and Clean Energy Agenda 2030 partnership
Namaskar!
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Damodardas Modi said that “I would like to thank President Biden for taking this initiative. Humanity is battling a global pandemic right now. And, this event is a timely reminder that the grave threat of Climate Change has not disappeared.”
In fact, Climate Change is a lived reality for millions around the world. Their lives and livelihoods are already facing its adverse consequences.
Friends,
For humanity to combat Climate Change, concrete action is needed. We need such action at a high speed, on a large scale, and with a global scope. We, in India, are doing our part. Our ambitious renewable energy target of 450 Gigawatts by 2030 shows our commitment.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Thursday that India and the US are launching an agenda 2030 partnership on green collaborations as he pitched for concrete action at a high speed and on a large scale globally to combat climate change. Addressing a virtual summit on climate change convened by US President Joe Biden, Modi said a guiding philosophy of back to basics must be an important pillar of the economic strategy for the post-COVID era and asserted that India has taken many bold steps on clean energy, energy efficiency and bio-diversity, despite its development challenges. The summit is being attended by some 40 world leaders, including Chinese President Xi Jinping, his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his Japanese counterpart Yoshihide Suga.
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India and the US are launching a clean energy partnership initiative to mobilise investments and enable green collaborations, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Thursday (PTI File)
India and the US are launching a clean energy partnership initiative to mobilise investments and enable green collaborations, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Thursday, as he pitched for concrete action at a high speed and on a large scale globally to combat climate change.
Addressing a US-hosted virtual summit on climate, attended by 40 global leaders, including US President Joe Biden and China’s Xi Jinping, PM Modi asserted that India has taken many bold steps on clean energy, energy efficiency, and bio-diversity despite its development challenges and that the country s per capita carbon footprint is 60 per cent lower than the global average.