New Delhi:
According to a Saudi Arabian newspaper, India, which has always been the hub for environment protection and climate justice has renewed its vigour with firm determination in recent months.While India’s main conversation topic is still the state of the world, it was uncommon to identify specific time-bound targets for India to address these urgent issues. According to Saudi Gazette, this mindset has seen a dramatic shift in the past half-a decade.
India’s renewable energy potential has increased by more that 250 percent in six years. This is a remarkable rate of growth for a country with 140 million inhabitants. Notably, India now ranks among the top five countries worldwide in terms of installed renewable energies capacity.
India is following its normal path of coexistence between ecology and economy. It is now setting an example for the rest of the world by its efforts to preserve the environment and not block infrastructural developments. India is a beacon of hope, achieving goals far ahead of schedule, even though no other country has been capable of meeting the Paris Climate Agreement goals.
The International Solar Alliance, based in Gurugram, is an example of how the country has taken on the responsibility to guide the world towards the negotiation of sensitive environmental agreements and treaties.
The country has also established the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure initiative to protect small islands nations from the existential danger of rising global temperatures and related natural disasters. This is in keeping with its global vision.
The government of India issued a call for ethanol blending to increase as part of the celebrations of World Environment Day. The government resolved to reach the target of 20% blending in petrol by 2025. This will have a major impact on the environment, as well as the lives and livelihoods of farmers.
E-100 projects were started in pilot areas in different parts of the country to achieve this goal. The government also issued a notification that allowed oil companies to sell 20% ethanol-blended petrol starting in the fiscal year 2023. This will allow for further nurturing of the Bureau of Indian Standards’ (BIS) specifications for higher E-12 and E-15 ethanol blends, according the media outlet.
However, the country’s achievements over the past half a decade have only helped it to reach greater heights. India launched the Green Grids Initiative – One Sun One World One Grid – at the 26th COP. This international network of interconnected solar power grids aims to improve the viability and reduce carbon footprint.
These steps will not only protect the environment, but they will also encourage green investments and create millions jobs, according to Saudi Gazette.
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Suresh Chandra Mahaapatra, Odisha Chief Secretary, stated that “we have huge natural resources and because of the expanding steel industry, green energy in Odisha is a big prospect and it has a high potential to produce green energy from ethanol solar and hydrogen.”
India’s transition towards clean energy is a huge opportunity. Low-carbon technologies, such as green hydrogen and solar batteries, could create a market that could reach $80 billion by 2030.
