Net Zero by 2070 a Bogus Claim, Modi Govt Destroying Green Laws While Making Global Pledges
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In one of the most ambitious targets by a developing country to combat climate change, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced at the COP 26 Summit that India will achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2070. He also said that non-fossil energy capacity will be racked up to 500 GW by 2030, 50 per cent of the country’s energy requirements will be met by renewable sources and India will strive towards a 1-billion-tonne reduction in its total projected emissions from now until 2030. What does India’s announcement of 5 COP pledges mean and how does this sit with the dramatic changes being made in environmental laws within the country? Mitali Mukherjee spoke with Congress Leader and Rajya Sabha MP Mr Jairam Ramesh on the targets that Prime Minister Modi had committed to before the world and whether they looked achievable.
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We need time and resources to transition to a greener economy. 2070 is a feasible target. It is not our prerogative when millions of indians still do not have 24/7 electricity connection.
Why do we have to pay for the privilege of others ?
Lol….two AAs? No dought, AAs will become Elon Mudk of India.
these ppl have problem in everything…
Churchill 80 saal pahle kahdiya tha agar Bharat(India,Bangladesh,Pakistan) ko azadi de di gayi to inka neta gharib janta par tax lagakar ka inka khoon choskar Bharat ko barbaad kardenge.Hawa paani par bhi tax laga denge aur janta ko bhooka mardenge. Mujhe to aisa lag raha hai ka vo din RSS/BJP/Modi/ aaj hum ko dikha rahe hain.
Modi is a pathological liar.
BJP/Modi blindly following the American model (Reaganomics?) in economic policy has destroyed Indian economy. America is able to survive its destructive model due to US dollar being the benchmark currency of the world backed by Arab oil, not gold since 1972. Kawa chalne gaya hans ke chaal to vo apni chaal bhi bhul gaya.
M0d!-G: Jhoot bolo. Magar vision bada hona chahiye. 😂
You can learn how to tell lies and fool the people with confidence from the tea seller and pakoda seller.
Jairam Ramesh, great , knowledgeable and SME.
Just that he need to be a better listener, always starting before the host even completes her questions.
Great hear…
👍👍👍
Instead of politician, it would have been better to engage with an environmental scientist. That would have been more credible.
I hope Mitali ma'am is doing well. She seems harrowed.
The point made which is very significant is that the PM has given distant targets in time. The Govt needs to take a practical approach based on what action the Govt would be in shorter time frames. 2030 and 2070 are good announcements for world consumption. But the actions will involve States on domestic generation of inputs – lithium, coal, solar cells etc. Two of the largest business enterprises have big plans which is based on the patronage of the Govt which is today there. Also as Ramesh has stressed it is not just solar power but laws governing infrastructure, deforestation etc etc are vital issues. We need. Comprehensive and sustained plan of present and future Govts. For example, both in Odissa and Chattisgarh which are rich in mineral resources, we are experiencing several bottlenecks in our environmental policies
Modi in one his Hindi speech said tell lies, everyday tell lies, always tell lies nothing is going to happen. Net Zero a bogus lies which he told the world leader and he knows it.
BOTH JAIRAM AND MITALI ARE JOBLESS BLOCKBUSTER LOSERS – THEY CANNOT STOMACH THE WORLD APPRECIATING MODI'S PLEDGES FOR INDIA. I SUGGEST BOTH OF YOU HIDE SOMEWHERE DARK
IF CHINA PLEDGES NEUTRALITY BY 2060 DID YOU EXPECT INDIA AT A LOWER LEVEL OF (CONGRESS DRIVEN) DEVELOPMENT TO PLEDGE 2040
JAIRAM JOBLESS RAMESH IS CLUELESS ABOUT ANY CONCRETE SOLUTION
Headline minister
Mr Jairam is an IIT Bombay graduate …….
2070 was a great disappointment.
Words are mere air..it does not cost at all and person giving this statement knows he won't be there in 2070. Being "big time fainkoo" is his fitrat.
When it asked in 2070. He replys its a jumla.
Shameless congress fellows do not mind eating their own words like they did for COVID vaccine, GST,Petrol price and ofcourse they are responsible only for a family than the country.They are blindly anti Modi. Nation does not matter to the looters.
Here only for Mitali
when the lion walks, dogs bark on the side…wire is full of barking dogs who themselves have petty goals…and jealous of someone wgo has a vision
A commitment does not necessarily mean that it is cast in stone. This target date may get preponed, in case the climate crisis deteriorates. India and China will both remain under the microscope and tremendous pressure will be put on them to revise those targets and to see palpable results about greater production of cleaner electricity and transition to renewable energy.
Foolish commentary by the host.
Very informative 👍
Jairam destroyed India's manufacturing through his stupid land aquisition law.
Mr Ramesh is taking nonsense as he did with Chai wala comment, which lost Congress power at the centre. The commitment for net zero is by countries not by individuals who will not be there according to Mr RAMESH! If you look at the 2030 target by Europeans it is impossible to achieve, as no consultation with people of these countries were taken- the cost of living in these countries plus the committed progress to stone age will cause a revolt of plebs. The alarmist left wants to conquer the political power with the ecological alarmists stance.Congress has to publish the agreement with CCP of China to prove that, they have not bartered away the country by promising China there will not be any progress under its rule and China can be world power
Yo the anchor looks soo much like Cathy from the office show
“Purposes are deduced from behavior, not from rhetoric or stated goals.”
—Donella Meadows (1941-2001)
Haven’t other world leaders still not understood what this person is all about?
Feku going international with his fakery… good progress
Bogus show…u said the same during corona time.,
Mam , the Rafale has cropped up again. , the silence of investigating agencies from 2018 , can we see more fire work of debates
In almost all of the climate summits, heads of the states make big talks and a bunch of empty promises that are never fulfilled or capable of being fulfilled. Take for instance, in Glasgow summit, our PM declared that by 2030 India will generate 450 GW of renewable energy. As of now, we have a capacity of 50GW (which is really good, I must appreciate). So in a short span of roughly 8 years, we will have to generate 400 GW and therefore, on an average, per year it comes to 50 GW. It's really a joke to say that every year India will be able to generate 50GW of energy from the renewable sources.
Parliamentary standing committee has started an inquiry to assess if India will be capable of fulfilling this commitment.
Even in Europe, where travel by train is possible to cut the carbon footprints, heads of the European States arrive by plane. Do they really seem to care about environment? In my opinion, No. For if they did, they would have taken rail route instead of air route to reach the summit destination.
Therefore, in my humble opinion, climate summits are, by and large, a criminal waste of public money and host a platform to show off and make a bunch of lies and empty promises.
the carbon cutting is reducing population not thhe other way round .u guys
All the sweaters will be gone