PM’s address at the G-20 summit Side Event: Safeguarding the Planet: The CCE Approach

• 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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