India to achieve Paris Agreement's NDCs limit of 40% power capacity

28 Sep 2021 CW Team

He said that it will reduce the emissions intensity of its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by 33-35% over its 2005 levels in 2030.

Khuba was addressing an event on Ambition to Impact on Friday, which was organised by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW), and the Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations (UN) in New York.

The event was based on the opportunities for global collaboration in India's Clean Energy Economy at the UN High-Level Dialogue on Energy (HLDE).

T S Tirumurti, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Permanent Mission of India to the UN, delivered a message in a video that India is targeting to provide global accessibility and sustainable energy at rational prices through citizen-centric models. India is constantly collaborating with international communities to achieve its targets.

The webinar shows India's efforts to achieve its sustainable development target by 2030 through citizen-centric measures and focuses on enhancing the pace of India's clean energy deployment through international collaborations. It discussed India's multilateral efforts required for this transition via global policies, co-development of technologies, investments and pooled finances for demonstrations to promote deployment.

Andre Aranha Corrêa do Lago, Ambassador of Brazil and Freddy Svane, Ambassador of Denmark, strongly support India's initiative of clean energy and climate change target and discussed ways to strengthen ways for bilateral cooperation with India focusing on renewable energy targets.

Besides, Brazil and Denmark are the UN global champions for the energy transition.

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Minister of State for New and Renewable Energy Bhagwanth Khuba told the media that India is set to achieve the Paris Agreement's Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) limit of 40% installed renewable power capacity. He said that it will reduce the emissions intensity of its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by 33-35% over its 2005 levels in 2030. Khuba was addressing an event on Ambition to Impact on Friday, which was organised by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW), and the Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations (UN) in New York. The event was based on the opportunities for global collaboration in India's Clean Energy Economy at the UN High-Level Dialogue on Energy (HLDE). T S Tirumurti, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Permanent Mission of India to the UN, delivered a message in a video that India is targeting to provide global accessibility and sustainable energy at rational prices through citizen-centric models. India is constantly collaborating with international communities to achieve its targets. The webinar shows India's efforts to achieve its sustainable development target by 2030 through citizen-centric measures and focuses on enhancing the pace of India's clean energy deployment through international collaborations. It discussed India's multilateral efforts required for this transition via global policies, co-development of technologies, investments and pooled finances for demonstrations to promote deployment. Andre Aranha Corrêa do Lago, Ambassador of Brazil and Freddy Svane, Ambassador of Denmark, strongly support India's initiative of clean energy and climate change target and discussed ways to strengthen ways for bilateral cooperation with India focusing on renewable energy targets. Besides, Brazil and Denmark are the UN global champions for the energy transition. Image Source Also read: Rising demand for increased data centre efficiency and a reduced carbon footprint

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