Important for
Prelims: Geography and Environment
Mains: General Studies Paper I
G7’s Commitment Towards Carbon-free Electricity Production
- Recognizing the current global energy crisis and economic disruptions, the agreement calls for accelerating the clean energy transition to net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2050.
- The G7 states cited the urgent need to reduce GHG emissions by around 43% by 2030 and 60% by 2035.
- to accelerate solar and wind energy investments to produce 1,000 gigawatts of solar power and 150 gigawatts of wind power from off-shore platforms by 2030 in line with IPCC’s AR6 Report that repeats the need to ensure that global temperatures do not increase by more than 1.5°C of pre-industrial levels by the end of the century.
About G-7
- The G7’s Commitment originally G8 (before Russia was uninvited), was set up in 1975 as an informal forum of leaders from the world’s most advanced economies.
- The Group of Seven (G7) is an intergovernmental organization consisting of seven major advanced economies: Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
- India was also invited in the summit as a ‘guest’, in the context of its G20 presidency.
Initiatives of India Govt. Regarding Climate Change
- Perform, Achieve and Trade (PAT)
- Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana (SAUBHAGYA)
- National Smart Grid Mission (NSGM) and Smart Meter National Programme (SMNP)
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Mains Practice Question
Discuss the idea of climate change and how it affects human society and world ecosystems. analyse the primary causes of climate change and offer solutions to lessen its consequences.
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