Chennai: Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently addressed the Climate Adaptation Summit 2021.
He said, “Climate Adaptation is more significant today than ever before. And, it is a key element of India’s developmental efforts. We have promised ourselves that we will not just meet our Paris Agreement targets, but exceed them, we will not just arrest environmental degradation but reverse it; and we will not just create new capacities but make them an agent for global good”.
Speaking about the country’s actions, he said, “We are targeting 450 gigawatt of renewable energy capacity by 2030, promoting LED lights and saving 38 million tons of carbon-di-oxide emissions annually, we are going to restore 26 million hectares of degraded land by 2030, are providing clean cooking fuel to 80 million rural households, and are connecting 64 million households to piped water supply”.
He also noted that these initiatives have not been restricted to India alone.
“The International Solar Alliance and the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure show the power of global climate partnership. I call upon the Global Commission on Adaptation to work with CDRI to enhance infrastructure resilience globally. And, I invite all of you to the Third International Conference on Disaster Resilient Infrastructure later this year in India,” he added.