- Monday, November 25, 2024
By: Shubham Ghosh
US SPECIAL presidential envoy for climate John Kerry on Wednesday (20) said India’s goal of reaching 450 gigawatts (GW) of renewable energy by 2030 is doable at it has already gone past the 100 GW mark.
Appreciating the Asian economy in his speech in a session of the International Solar Alliance (ISA) general assembly in New Delhi , Kerry said, “It is really terrific to see India leading the ISA. India is a close partner and the United States strongly supports India’s goal of reaching 450 GW of renewable energy by 2030. We believe that it’s absolutely doable and will be done. India has already set an example for emerging economies by reaching 100GW of renewables.”
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“What India has demonstrated with its low-cost solar auctions and build out of the transmission grids and massive solar parts program and other innovative policy tools can be replicated all over the world,” the former US secretary of state added.
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Kerry noted that solar energy is at the heart of the urgent climate action to urge nations to take dramatic action to keep the 1.5-degree-Celsius temperature rise and mid-century net-zero emissions targets within reach.
He also added that current US president Joe Biden recognises the clean energy opportunity of solar in the US’s efforts to achieve the newly proposed NDC (nationally-determined contribution) of 50-52 per cent reduction in US economy-wide greenhouse gas emissions by 2030.
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“The US department of energy recently published a roadmap for how solar energy could economically generate 40 per cent of the country’s electricity supply by 2035. With 1000 GW of installed solar energy, solar would play the biggest role in a completely carbon free electric power sector by 2035,” Kerry said.
The veteran leader also applauded the leadership of countries like India, France and others at the ISA general assembly session, where 106 countries are taking part in talks, in their collaboration to advance the global transition to clean energy.
(With PTI inputs)
