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26/01/21 09:30 AM IST

Climate Adaptation Summit 2021

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The online international Climate Adaptation Summit (CAS) 2021 on 25 and 26 January, hosted by the Netherlands, convened global leaders and local stakeholders

India's action
  • We are targeting 450 gigawatt of renewable energy capacity by 2030.
  • We are promoting LED lights and saving 38 million tons of carbon-di-oxide emissions annually.
  • We are going to restore 26 million hectares of degraded land by 2030.
  • We are providing clean cooking fuel to 80 million rural households.
  • We are connecting 64 million households to piped water supply.
  • And, our initiatives have not been restricted to India alone.
Source: PIB

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