AK Sharma
PPRIME Minister Narendra Modi said at the G20 Summit that India is accelerating its goals for fighting climate change and sharing its initiatives with the Global South. At a session on Sustainable Development and Energy Transition, PM Modi said guided by its cultural values, India has been the first to fulfil its commitments to the Paris Climate Change Agreement ahead of schedule.
“We are accelerating towards more ambitious goals in sectors like renewable energy,” he said. India’s programme to have the world’s largest rooftop solar array is an example of its efforts. “India is sharing its successful initiatives with the Global South, focusing on affordable climate finance and technology access,” PM Modi said.
He said from launching the Global Biofuels Alliance and promoting ‘One Sun One World One Grid’ to planting a billion trees under ‘Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam’, India continues to work actively towards sustainable progress in combating climate change.
Over the past decade, he said, India has undertaken numerous initiatives in sectors like housing, water resources, energy and sanitation which have contributed to a more sustainable future.
Emphasising the plight of the Global South – at the session on Social Inclusion and the Fight Against Hunger and Poverty – PM Modi highlighted the adverse effects of global conflicts on food, fuel, and fertiliser supplies. He urged the G20 to prioritise these nations’ challenges. Prime Minister Modi also complimented Brazil for advancing the “people-centric decisions” made during India’s G20 presidency. He reaffirmed the enduring relevance of India’s G20 theme, ‘One Earth, One Family, One Future’, and called for inclusive global governance reforms.
The summit saw the launch of a global alliance to combat poverty and hunger, supported by 80 nations. In a social media post, the Prime Minister described the initiative as “commendable,” affirming India’s full support for food security and social upliftment efforts.
Highlighting India’s domestic achievements, the Prime Minister stated that over 250 million people were lifted out of poverty in the past decade. The country is providing free food grains to 800 million citizens and has implemented the world’s largest health insurance scheme, covering 550 million individuals.
