Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Francois Hollande jointly launched the International Solar Alliance in Paris.It aims to bring 121 tropical countries together to tap solar energy.
Climate Summit has begun in Paris to save the earth from the catastrophic impact of climate change. PM Narendra Modi, US President Barack Obama, Chinese President Xi Jinping are among other world leaders participating in the summit.
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The Paris climate summit has begun with the objective of saving the earth from rising global temperatures and the catastrophic effects of climate change.
Over 190 countries will negotiate an agreement on climate change over the next 11 days on reducing green house gas emissions and fixing responsibilities of member countries of United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.
Nearly 150 world leaders including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, US President Barack Obama, Chinese President Xi Jinping attended the official opening of the summit.
The leaders opening event was initiated by French President Francois Hollande and hoped that developed countries will shoulder more responsibility even as all countries agree to reduce carbon emissions.
Urging all countries to agree on a dynamic and flexible climate deal, UN General Secretary Ban Ki Moon said the time for brinkmanship is over and Paris must mark a decisive turning point.
US President Barack Obama underlined that countries can show what they can do to combat climate change when they come together by keeping short-term interests behind.
The Paris climate conference will aim to achieve a legally binding and universal agreement on climate, with the aim of keeping global warming below 2°C over pre-industrial temperatures by reducing green house emissions.
At the current pace of green house gas emissions, global temperatures are likely to rise by well over 2 degree Celsius by 2030.
India is the 3rd biggest emitter of such emissions but it’s per capita emissions are much less. It ranks 10th in per capita green house gas emissions in the world.
While India says tackling climate change is a concern and responsibility of all but has also laid out its Intended Nationally Determined Contributions. Under which it has committed to reduce the emissions intensity of its GDP by 33 to 35 per cent by 2030 from 2005 level create an additional carbon sink of 2.5 to 3 billion tonnes of CO2 equivalent through additional forest and tree cover by 2030 and increase India’s share of non-fossil fuels in total installed capacity to about 40 % by 2030.