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PM attending G7Biarritz summit on “Biodiversity, Oceans, Climate”
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- Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his address to a G7 session on environmenthighlighted India’s in this regards.
- PM spoke about initiatives in India such as
(1) Eliminating single-use plastic,
(2) Conserving water,
(3) Harnessing solar energy,
(4) Protecting flora and fauna for a sustainable future,
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- Modi was attending the G7 summit in the French town of Biarritz as an special invitee by French President.
- PM’s Address to Indian community
(1) He was addressing them at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris.
(2) PM Modi stated
(a) India to achieve most of the Conference of the Parties (COP 21) climate change goals set for 2030 in the next year and a half.
- United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) COP 21
(1) Was held in Paris in 2015 with participation from more than 195 countries.
(2) The nations negotiated and adopted the Paris Agreement in which India committed to
(a) Reduce greenhouse gas emission intensity of its GDP by 33-35% below 2005 levels by 2030 under Nationally Determined Contributions.
(b) Have 40% of power capacity through on non-fossil sources.
(c) Create an additional “carbon sink” of 2.5 to 3 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent through additional forest and tree cover by 2030.
Source
The Hindu