Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar has said that the
world has accepted India’s leadership position in terms of championing
measures to mitigate climate change. He said that India is the only
country in the G-20 forum implementing the Paris accord commitments on
renewable energy and afforestation. Answering to a question in Rajya
Sabha, Mr Javadekar informed that the country is committed to achieve
the target of 175 GigaWatt renewable energy by 2022.
He said, the government is also committed to achieve the upscaled target
of 450 Gigawatt as envisioned by Prime Minister Narendra Modi by the
year 2030. He informed that with the assistance of the private players
the government is marching ahead with robust results in terms of
production of renewable energy, afforestation and substantial reduction
in emissions.
Replying to another question over the avalanche which occurred in the
Chamoli district this year, Mr Javadekar informed the house that the
government has not sanctioned any new project in the upper ganga region
in the recent years. He said, any hydro project in the country is
sanctioned only after joint analysis of the Jal Shakti, Environment and
the Power Ministry.
Mr Javadekar added that the disaster in
the Chamoli district in Uttarakhand cannot be solely attributed to
effects of change in climate due to global warming. He said that out of
the total 37 thousand glaciers, many recede whereas others augment which
is a part of a natural phenomenon. The Environment Minister asserted
that technical committees and various institutes of significance are
engaged in constantly studying the effect of global warming on the
glaciers.
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