I thank UN Secretary General for organizing the Global climate summit.
After having received the Champion of the Earth award last year, this is my first opportunity to address the United Nations. I am pleased that my first meeting during my visit to New York is on the subject of Climate.
Excellencies,
Various efforts are being made by different countries to fight climate change.
We must accept that if we have to overcome a serious challenge like climate change, then what we are doing at the moment is just not enough.
What is needed today, is a comprehensive approach which covers everything from education to values, and from lifestyle to developmental philosophy. What we need is a global people’s movement to bring about behavioral change.
The respect for nature, the judicious use of resources, reducing our needs and living within our means have all been important aspects of both our traditions and present day efforts. Need not Greed has been our guiding principle.
And therefore India today has come not just to talk about the seriousness of this issue, but to present a practical approach and a roadmap. We believe that an ounce of practice is worth more than a ton of preaching.
In India, we are going to increase the share of non fossil fuel, and by 2022 we plan to increase our renewable energy capacity to much beyond 175 GW, and later till 450 GW.
In India we have made plans to make our transport sector green through e mobility.
India is also working to considerably increase the proportion of the biofuel blend in petrol and diesel.
We have provided clean cooking gas to 150 million families.
We have launched the Jal Jeevan mission for water conservation, rainwater harvesting and for the development of water resources. India is going to spend approximately 50 billion dollars on this in the next few years.
On the International forum, almost 80 countries have joined our International Solar Alliance campaign. India and Sweden together with other partners are launching the Leadership group within the Industry transition track. This initiative will provide a platform for governments and the private sector with opportunities for cooperation in the area of Technology innovation. This will help to develop low carbon pathways for industry.
In order to make our infrastructure disaster resilient, India is launching a Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure. I invite Member states to join this coalition.
This year on the occasion of India’s Independence day on 15th August, we called for a peoples movement to end the use of single use plastic. I hope that this will create an awareness at a global level about the harmful effects of single use plastic.
Excellencies,
I am happy to announce that tomorrow we are going to inaugurate solar panels on the roof of the UN building, funded by India at a cost of 1 million dollars.
The time for talking is over; the world needs to act now.
Thank you. Thank you very much.
Disclaimer: PM's speech was delivered in Hindi. This is an approximate translation of the speech.
पिछले वर्ष "चैम्पियन ऑफ द अर्थ" अवार्ड मिलने के बाद यह U.N. में मेरा पहला संबोधन है।
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) September 23, 2019
और ये भी सुखद संयोग है कि न्यूयॉर्क दौरे में मेरी पहली सभा क्लाइमेट के विषय पर है: PM @narendramodi
Climate change को लेकर दुनिया भर में अनेक प्रयास हो रहे हैं।
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) September 23, 2019
लेकिन, हमें यह बात स्वीकारनी होगी, कि इस गंभीर चुनौती का मुकाबला करने के लिए उतना नहीं किया जा रहा, जितना होना चाहिए: PM @narendramodi
आज जरुरत है एक कॉम्प्रिहेंसिव एप्रोच की, जिसमें एजुकेशन, वैल्यूज, और lifestyle से लेकर developmental philosophy भी शामिल हों।
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) September 23, 2019
आज जरुरत है बिहेविरियल चेंज के लिए एक विश्व-व्यापी जन-आन्दोलन की: PM @narendramodi
Need, not Greed, has been our गाइडिंग प्रिंसिपल।
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) September 23, 2019
और इसलिए, आज भारत इस विषय पर सिर्फ बात करने नहीं, बल्कि एक व्यावहारिक सोच और रोडमैप के साथ आया है: PM @narendramodi
हम भारत के fuel mix में non-fossil फ्यूल की हिस्सेदारी बढ़ा रहे हैं।
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) September 23, 2019
हम 2022 तक renewable energy में अपनी capacity को 175 गीगावॉट तक ले जा रहे हैं। और आगे हम इसे 450 गीगावॉट तक ले जाने के लिए भी प्रतिबद्ध हैं।
हम अपने परिवहन क्षेत्र में e-mobility को प्रोत्साहन दे रहे हैं: PM
हम पेट्रोल और डीजल में बायोफ्यूल की मिक्सिंग को बड़ी मात्रा में बढ़ा रहे हैं।
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) September 23, 2019
हमने 150 मिलियन परिवारों को “क्लीन कुकिंग गैस” के कनेक्शन दिए हैं: PM @narendramodi
हमने water conservation, rain water harvesting और water resources development के लिए "मिशन जलजीवन" शुरु किया है। और अगले कुछ वर्षों में हम इस पर लगभग 50 बिलियन डॉलर खर्च करने जा रहे हैं: PM @narendramodi
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) September 23, 2019
अंतर्राष्ट्रीय मंच की बात करें, तो लगभग 80 देश हमारी इंटरनेशनल सोलर अलायन्स की पहल से जुड़ चुके हैं: PM @narendramodi
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) September 23, 2019
मुझे प्रसन्नता है कि भारत और स्वीडन, अन्य Partners के साथ मिलकर, "इंडस्ट्री ट्रांजीशन ट्रैक" के “लीडरशिप ग्रुप” का लॉन्च कर रहे हैं। यह पहल, सरकारों और निजी क्षेत्र को साथ लाकर industries के लिए Low Carbon Pathways बनाने में अहम भूमिका अदा करेगी: PM @narendramodi
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) September 23, 2019
