New Delhi: The Ministerial Meeting of the ongoing 14th Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM) and 8th Mission Innovation (MI) Meeting got off to a start, in Goa on Friday, under the chairpersonship of the Union Minister for Power and New & Renewable Energy RK Singh. Ministers of more than 30 participating countries, heads of delegations and representatives of international organisations were present for the inaugural session of the Ministerial.
Addressing the Ministerial, Singh discussed barriers on the pathway to energy transition and possible ways to overcome them. “Climate change is a concern for all and each one should play a positive role to combat it. India’s per capita carbon emissions is around 2.29 tons while the world per capita average is around 6.3 tons. It is the simple lifestyle of the people of our nation which is the reason for low per capita emissions. We need to look at challenges in the path of energy transition and find ways to move ahead in order to create a sustainable future. India has focused on cutting down fossil fuel consumption and increasing renewable energy generation. We have set targets to meet 50 percent of our energy requirements from non-fossil sources by the year 2030. India will achieve more than its target of generating 500 GW renewable energy by 2030.”
The Union Minister informed the Ministerial that India has Perform, Achieve and Trade (PAT) scheme for industries, which encourages them to implement sustainable practices, resulting in 105 million tons of emission reduction per annum. “We are exploring different renewable sources including solar, wind, and hydrogen to accelerate energy transition. We have also focused on energy efficiency in the lighting sector, with schemes such as UJALA, star rating, and LED street lights; these have resulted in 278 million tons of emissions reductions per annum.”
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