PM Modi sets India’s 2070 zero carbon emission target at COP26 summit
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said India was working very hard on tackling climate change related issues. He said India was the only country to have met its target set at the Paris Climate Agreement in letter and spirit as the 2015 meet was not just a summit, but a commitment for it.
He said India would achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2070. Delivering the national statement at the United Nations’ COP26 climate summit in Scotland’s Glasgow, Modi spelt out the five ‘amrit tatva’ from India.
“At this global brainstorming on climate change, 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.
