India is steadfast in its resolve to supercharge the global pivot to clean energy, rendering it quicker, more equitable, and development-driven, Union Minister Prahlad Joshi announced Sunday. The goal: dual gains for populations and the planet.
Addressing UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres via X, Joshi showcased India’s renewable energy narrative as one of solid implementation, visionary targets, and all-encompassing strategies.
‘With Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the helm, our massive renewable expansion is powering industries, sustaining livelihoods, and sparking innovations,’ he noted.
Guterres had lauded India for proving clean energy scaling and industrial advancement are mutually reinforcing. He exhorted unity: ‘Join hands to morph climate needs into opportunity engines, fast-tracking a fair clean energy era.’
India leads renewable growth globally, targeting by 2030 a 45% reduction in emission intensity (from 2005), half its power from non-fossil sources, and 2.5-3 billion tons in carbon sinks.
Ahead of projections, India has fulfilled nearly 66% of its NDC obligations, a testament to its climate vanguard role.
At Delhi’s India AI Impact Summit 2026, Guterres spotlighted AI divides, pressing for worldwide standards ensuring compatibility.
International collaboration faces headwinds amid rising tech races, he said, predicting fragmentation sans unified bases—leading to disparate regional policies and tech norms.
Consensus on verification and risk metrics paves interoperability paths. Guterres championed data-driven AI boundaries: protective yet innovation-friendly, trust-building, and clarity-providing for accelerated progress.