Recently, Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Prakash Javadekar and Ms. Barbara Pompili, the French Minister for Ecological Transition launched the Indo-French Year of the Environment in New Delhi.
The Indo-French Year of the Environment over the period 2021-2022 would be based on five main themes.
Welcoming Ms. Barbara Pompili on her maiden visit to India, Prakash Javadekar stated,“We are the two main pillars of the International Solar Alliance launched by PM Narendra Modi. This revolutionary step has changed into a successful experiment. This partnership towards global environment protection will set an example for the rest of the world to work more effectively and efficiently towards sustainable development. India has made significant progress towards climate change action and has already achieved 26% of reduction of emission intensity. As of 2020, the renewable capacity in India stands at 90 GW which includes 36 GW of solar energy & 38 GW of wind energy.”
French Minister for Ecological Transition Ms. Barbara Pompili reiterated the significance of the Indo-French partnership towards climate change and environment protection and said, that through this partnership, France and India look forward to setting an example for the rest of the world. “India can motivate many many countries in the field of sustainable development,”said the French Minister.
