- Excellencies, Today, we are focused on saving our citizens and economies from the effects of the global pandemic.
- Equally important is to keep our focus on fighting climate change. Climate change must be fought not in silos but in an integrated, comprehensive and holistic way.
- Inspired by our traditional ethos of living in harmony with the environment, and the commitment of my Government, India has adopted low-carbon and climate-resilient development practices.
- I am glad to share that India is not only meeting our Paris Agreement targets, but also exceeding them.
- India has taken concrete action in many areas. We have made LED lights popular. This saves 38 million tons of Carbon Dioxide emissions per year.
- Smoke free kitchens have been provided to over 80 million households through our Ujjwala Scheme. This is among the largest clean energy drives globally.
- There are efforts to eliminate single-use plastics; Our forest cover is Expanding ; The lion and tiger population is increasing;
- We aim to restore 26 million hectares of degraded land by 2030; And, we are encouraging a circular economy.
- India is making next-generation infrastructure such as metro networks, water-ways and more.
- In addition to convenience and efficiency , they will also contribute to a cleaner environment.
- We will meet our goal of 175 Giga Watts of renewable energy well before the target of 2022. Now, we are taking a big step ahead by seeking to achieve 450 Giga Watts by 2030.
- Your Majesty, Excellencies, The International Solar Alliance is among the fastest growing International Organisations, with 88 signatories .
- With plans to mobilise billions of dollars train thousands of stake-holders, and promote research and development in renewable energy, the ISA will contribute to reducing carbon foot-print.
- One more example is the Coalition for Disaster Resilient 18 countries – including 9 from among the G20 – and 4 international organisations have already joined the Coalition.
- CDRI has started work on increasing resilience of critical Infra damage during natural disasters is a subject that has not got the attention it deserves.
- The poorer nations are specially impacted by this. Therefore, this Coalition is important.
- Your Majesty, Excellencies, This is the best time for further increasing research and innovation in new and sustainable technologies.
- We should do so with a spirit of cooperation and The entire world can progress faster if there is greater support of technology and finance to the developing world.
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