Union Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Minister Giriraj Singh on Sunday said India has set an ambitious target of meeting half of its energy needs from renewable resources by the decade-end and reach the net zero emission levels by 2070.
The minister said the word is facing consequences of developed nations’ exploitations of the nature.
Around 18 per cent of the world’s population lives in India on just 2.4 per cent of land, yet the country’s contribution to carbon emission is only 5 per cent, he said.
To combat the climate change, he said the country has adopted a five-point agenda, which includes meeting its 50 per cent of its energy demand every year, which is 500 GW, from renewable resources by 2030.
