Climate Ambition Summit 2020
The United Nations (UN), United Kingdom (UK) and France are proud to be co-hosting the Climate Ambition Summit 2020, in partnership with Chile and Italy on 12 December, exactly five years since the adoption of the Paris Agreement.
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The Climate Ambition Summit, held virtually, marked the five years of the adoption of the Paris Agreement on Climate Change.
PM Modi, while addressing the summit said that India is not only on track to achieve its Paris Agreement targets, but to exceed them beyond expectations.
India has reduced emission intensity by 21% over 2005 levels. Solar capacity has grown from 2.63 GigaWatts in 2014 to 36 GigaWatts in 2020. Renewable energy capacity is the fourth largest in the world.
It will reach 175 GigaWatts before 2022. India has set an even more ambitious target now – 450 GigaWatts of renewable energy capacity by 2030.
And, on the world stage, India has pioneered two major initiatives:
- The International Solar Alliance, and
- Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure.