Prime Minister Narendra Modi pitched for a ‘pro-planet, proactive, and positive initiative’ to combat carbon emission at the 28th Conference of Parties being held in the UAE. PM Modi also urged world leaders to join the initiative and work towards a green future. PM Modi also thanked the world leaders for their continous support to the initiatives started by him including issues like Climate Justice, Climate Finance and Green Credit.
“Today, through this forum, I am inviting another pro-planet, proactive, and positive initiative, which is the Green Credit Initiative. It is a campaign to create carbon sinks beyond the commercial mentality of carbon credits through active participation. I hope that all of you will indeed join this initiative,” said Modi.
Modi said that India today presented an excellent example of the balance between ecology and economy before the world. “Despite India being home to 17% of population of the world, its contribution to Global Carbon Emissions is less than 4%. India is one of those few economies of the world that is on the path to meet NDC targets,” he said.