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Union Minister Bhupendra Yadav calls for 'deeds' to battle climate change

India's renewable energy capacity 4th largest in the world, says Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change while addressing a gathering at the LEADS event. Yadav said that the private sector companies should be encouraged to develop voluntary roadmaps for the transition towards low carbon pathways

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Published : Sep 14, 2021, 10:09 PM IST

Updated : Sep 14, 2021, 10:20 PM IST

New Delhi: Citing the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report, the Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Bhupender Yadav on Tuesday said that the need of the hour is ‘deeds’ and not ‘plain words’ to deal with climate change and that reaching ‘net zero’ alone is not enough.

The Union Minister who was speaking at the LEADS (Leadership, Excellence, Adaptability, Diversity and Sustainability) event organised by FICCI under the theme- “Future of Partnerships” that highlighted the key issues of climate justice and sustainable lifestyle, which have been prioritised by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Yadav talked about the initiatives taken by India in the last few years, both nationally and globally for promoting renewable energy, noting that the country’s renewable energy capacity is currently the 4th largest in the world.

Speaking on India’s ambitious targets and futuristic initiatives, the Environment Minister said, “Prime Minister Narendra Modi has further announced the aspirational target of increasing our renewable energy capacity to 450GW and India has also announced Hydrogen Energy Mission 2021-22 for generation of hydrogen from green power sources”.

The minister further added that India has much to offer and share in terms of its experience with other countries to address energy access issues, while also addressing the growing energy demand with renewable energy.

Listing green partnerships between India and European nations, Yadav said that India and Europe remain key economic partners who are all set to scale up their cooperation in years to come. He expressed confidence that India and Europe will further take forward their partnership in a lot many emerging sustainable technologies, such as Battery Storages, Green Hydrogen, Off Shore Wind Energy installation challenges or commissioning, Solar Photovoltaic, Solar Thermal, Waste to Energy/Bio Energy, Wind Energy, Hydrogen and Fuel Cells , Energy Storage, Tidal Energy, Geothermal Energy ,etc.

The minister added that developed countries, however, should also provide lead markets for products of green technologies and drive down costs, such that these can be deployed in developing economies at scale.

India has engaged in bilateral engagements with Germany, UK, and Denmark in the energy sector in the European Region. As a result of these engagements, many significant achievements could be made in the area of sustainable and green technologies.

Speaking on the role of the private sector, Yadav said that the private sector companies should be encouraged to develop voluntary roadmaps for the transition towards low carbon pathways. He urged Indian companies especially in the hard to abate sectors like steel, cement, shipping, etc. to join 'Leadership Group for Industry Transition', which is a global initiative spearheaded by India and Sweden.

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Last Updated : Sep 14, 2021, 10:20 PM IST

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