“India is example of balance between ecology and economy”: PM Modi at COP28 summit

On Friday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged nations to “work in unity” and meet their climate targets, saying that India had set an example in balancing the environment and the economy.

At the United Nations’ World Climate Action Summit (COP28) PM Modi said, “India has set an example of a balance between ecology and economy. India has 17 per cent of the global population. Despite that, India’s contribution to global carbon emissions is less than 4 per cent.”

PM further added, “We have accomplished non-fossil fuel targets nine years in advance. India aims to reduce emissions by 45 per cent before 2030. We have decided to increase the non-fossil fuel share by 50 per cent and will keep moving forward towards the net-zero target by 2070.”

India is one of the few economies on track to meet its Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC), or national plans to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, the Prime Minister continued.

“We do not have much time to correct the mistakes of the last century,” he said. “Over the past century, a small section of humanity has indiscriminately exploited nature. However, entire humanity is paying the price for this, especially people living in the global south,” PM Modi said indirectly criticising rich nations.

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