NEW DELHI: Environmental experts on Monday cautiously welcomed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s pledge to double India’s renewable energy target to 450 gigawatts, saying while his aim was “ambitious”, its implementation may not be easy.
Speaking at the UN Climate Action Summit in New York, Modi gave a clarion call for a “global people’s movement” to bring about a behavioural change to deal with climate change as he made a path-breaking pledge to more than double India’s non-fossil fuel target to 450 gigawatts.
Reacting to his speech, environmentalist Chandra Bhushan said the prime minister has given a “positive roadmap” for India, saying 450 gigawatts target was the most ambitious one set so far.
