Awareness about climate change is an opportunity to improve quality of life: PM
Updated: Jan 20, 2015 11:58:43am
New Delhi, Jan 20 (KNN) Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that India looks at the global concern and awareness on climate change, as a great opportunity for working towards improving the quality of life of its citizens, and making a positive contribution for mankind.
Chairing a meeting of the Prime Minister's Council on Climate Change, Modi said that instead of focusing on emissions and cuts alone, focus should shift on what we have done for clean energy generation, energy conservation and energy efficiency, and what more can be done in these areas.
He called for a careful evaluation of all the initiatives that have been taken by India in solar energy, wind energy, biomass energy, and transportation projects that have reduced distances or travel times.
He also called for a paradigm shift in global attitudes towards climate change, from ‘carbon credit’, towards ‘green credit.’
In addition, the Prime Minister called for a consortium of all nations who have the greatest solar energy potential. He called upon them to join hands with India for innovation and cutting-edge research that would reduce the cost of solar energy, making it more accessible to people.
He considered it important to review curricula in architecture and civil engineering colleges, to include energy efficient design in a big way.
The meeting saw the presence of Union Ministers, Sushma Swaraj, Arun Jaitley, Venkaiah Naidu, Uma Bharti, Radha Mohan Singh, Prakash Javadekar, and Piyush Goyal.
Other dignitaries that attended the meeting were R.K Pachauri, Nitin Desai, Ajay Mathur, J.M. Mauskar, Chandrashekhar Dasgupta and other members of the Council. (KNN/ES)
Chairing a meeting of the Prime Minister's Council on Climate Change, Modi said that instead of focusing on emissions and cuts alone, focus should shift on what we have done for clean energy generation, energy conservation and energy efficiency, and what more can be done in these areas.
He called for a careful evaluation of all the initiatives that have been taken by India in solar energy, wind energy, biomass energy, and transportation projects that have reduced distances or travel times.
He also called for a paradigm shift in global attitudes towards climate change, from ‘carbon credit’, towards ‘green credit.’
In addition, the Prime Minister called for a consortium of all nations who have the greatest solar energy potential. He called upon them to join hands with India for innovation and cutting-edge research that would reduce the cost of solar energy, making it more accessible to people.
He considered it important to review curricula in architecture and civil engineering colleges, to include energy efficient design in a big way.
The meeting saw the presence of Union Ministers, Sushma Swaraj, Arun Jaitley, Venkaiah Naidu, Uma Bharti, Radha Mohan Singh, Prakash Javadekar, and Piyush Goyal.
Other dignitaries that attended the meeting were R.K Pachauri, Nitin Desai, Ajay Mathur, J.M. Mauskar, Chandrashekhar Dasgupta and other members of the Council. (KNN/ES)
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