Boris Johnson applauds Modi's commitment to a net-zero climate policy.
Boris Johnson applauds Modi's commitment to a net-zero climate policy.
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Prime Minister Boris Johnson of the United Kingdom has praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi's climate commitments, which include achieving net zero carbon emissions and sourcing half of India's energy from renewable sources by 2030. Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced India's goal to achieve the net zero target of balancing the country's energy consumption by 2070 while delivering India's national statement at the World Leaders' Summit in Glasgow on Monday.

He also laid out "Panchamrit" or five key points of heading towards this target, including increasing India's non-fossil energy capacity to 500 gigawatts by 2030 and reducing its total projected carbon emissions by 1 billion tonnes. "India has today announced ambitious plans for half its energy to come from renewables by 2030. This will cut carbon emissions by a billion tonnes, contributing to a worldwide decade of delivery on climate change," Boris Johnson said on Twitter after Modi's speech to the COP26 climate summit.

For the first time, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has stated his intention for India to achieve net zero emissions, implying that 90 percent of the world's economy is now committed to this goal. The United Kingdom will collaborate with India to make even more progress, including through the Clean Green Initiative, which was discussed at COP26 today, he stated.

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