Boris Johnson Hails PM Modi's Net Zero Climate Commitment
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Prime Minister Modi for the first time declared India's goal to achieve the net zero target of balancing the country's energy consumption by 2070.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has welcomed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's climate commitments to achieve net zero carbon emissions and for half of India's energy to come from renewables by 2030.
Delivering India's national statement at the World Leaders' Summit in Glasgow on Monday, Prime Minister Modi for the first time declared India's goal to achieve the net zero target of balancing the country's energy consumption by 2070.
He also laid out “Panchamrit” or five key points of heading towards this target, including increasing India's non-fossil energy capacity to 500 gigawatts by 2030 and reducing its total projected carbon emissions by 1 billion tonnes.
“India has today announced ambitious plans for half its energy to come from renewables by 2030. This will cut carbon emissions by a billion tonnes, contributing to a worldwide decade of delivery on climate change,” Boris Johnson said on Twitter after PM Modi's speech to the COP26 climate summit.