Bhupender Yadav, Minister of Environment, Forests & Climate Change, stressed the need for developing countries to continue using fossil fuels to meet their energy demands, claiming that India believes in "climate justice along with climate change."
Speaking at the Assocham annual session in Delhi, the minister stated that India is committed to meeting its sustainable goals and has updated its Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) under the Paris Agreement, with a revised target of generating 50% of electricity from renewables by 2030 and reducing carbon emission intensity by 45% by 2030 compared to 2005 levels.
The minister emphasized that as developing countries strive to meet the increasing energy demands of their populations, they have a moral and constitutional right to access energy resources.
The developed countries have a historical responsibility for the climate change the world faces, having profited from their carbon emissions while failing to deliver on their promises of climate finance and technology transfer.
The minister called on developed countries to fulfill their commitments and make their role in climate action clear, while acknowledging India's focus on sustainable practices such as green hydrogen, electric vehicles, lake conservation, and renewable energy in its recent budget.
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