India commitment in COP26

PM Modi. 

 

I present 5 'amrit tatva' from India. I gift this 'panchamrit'. First, India will bring its non-fossil energy capacity to 500 GW by 2030. 

Second, by 2030 India will fulfill 50% of its energy requirement through renewable energy

Third,India will cut down its net projected carbon emission by 1 bn ton from now until 2030. 

Fourth, by 2030 India will bring down carbon intensity of its economy by more than 45%. 

Fifth, by 2070 India will achieve the target of 'net zero' according to PM Modi at COP26 World Leaders' Summit. 

14 Nov  

India's environment minister Bhupender Yadav interrupted the adoption process for the Glasgow pact before it had barely begun, proposing new language in the deal that would request governments "phase down" coal use, rather than phase it out.

days earlier

U.S. special envoy John Kerry stood with his counterpart from China, Xie Zhenhua, holding a paper and going over it line by line together.

Days earlier, the two men surprised the summit with a U.S.-China joint declaration in which China agreed to ramp up its ambition to fight climate change by phasing down coal use, curbing methane and protecting forests.

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