Union Minister for Power and New and Renewable Energy Mr R.K. Singh has called upon the G20 member countries to join together in countering the challenges posed by global warming and climate change. Delivering the keynote address at the first Energy Transitions Working Group (ETWG) Meeting in Bengaluru today, the Minister said that India now stands committed to reduce emissions intensity of GDP by 45 percent by 2030 from 2005 level. He said, the country also aims to achieve close to 50 percent cumulative electric power installed capacity from non-fossil fuel-based energy resources by 2030.
The First G-20 Energy Transition Working Group meeting was inaugurated in Bengaluru today, in the presence of Union Minister of Power and New and Renewable Energy R K Singh and Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, Coal and Mines Prahlad Joshi. The delegates from G-20 countries and guest countries are part of the Working Group.
The Minister stressed on the need to expand the discourse of G20 Energy Transition Working Group. He said that unless we expand the discourse of the Working group, the concerns of the developing world cannot be addressed. He pointed at the need to create storage space for renewable energy.
The Power Secretary Alok Kumar informed that , the working group will deliberate upon energy security, diversified energy chain and energy conservation in industries to reduce emission.
