UK PM Boris Johnson praises Modi for India's climate ambitions at COP26
raising the "One Sun, One Grid, One World" initiative, he also added that PM Modi is a significant contributor to the idea.
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New Delhi, November 16: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson praised his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi's climate ambition and initiatives at UN climate conference COP26 saying India came up with some really 'impressive' ideas on decarbonising the power sector.
Concluding remarks at the COP26 Climate Summit, Johnson asserted that the commitments made by India were "solid" and "real." Praising the 'One Sun, One Grid, One World' initiative, he also added that PM Modi is a significant contributor to the idea.
"India came up with some really impressive stuff on decarbonizing their power sector, decarbonizing their economy by 2030. The actual commitments, the solid commitments that India made are real," Johnson said at COP26, adding, “Narendra Modi is producing on his One Sun One Grid One World.”
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who attended the climate summit in Scotland had laid out five commitments, including India achieving net-zero emissions by 2070, reiterating that India is working very hard on tackling climate change-related issues. PM Modi pledged to reach 'Net Zero' carbon emissions by 2070, a decision hailed by environment experts. He also vowed to reduce industrial emissions by 1 billion tonnes by 2030.India also advocated for a global solar power grid by giving out a call for "one sun, one world, one grid".
From coal-and gas-fuelled superpowers to oil producers and Pacific islands being swallowed by the rise in sea levels, 200 nations agreed on a deal to maintain a realistic chance of saving the world from catastrophic climate change at COP26. They signed a global deal to try to halt runaway global warming after two weeks of painful negotiations but fell short of what scientists say is needed to contain dangerous rises.
The British Prime Minister has hailed this global accord to speed up action against climate change as truly historic and the beginning of the end for coal power. But he said his delight at this progress was tinged with disappointment because of a failure to secure the agreement of all countries to phase out hydrocarbons.
Meanwhile, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that the outcome of the UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow is not enough. The approved texts are a compromise and they reflect the interests, the conditions, the contradictions, and the state of political will in the world today, he said at the conclusion of COP26.
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