“We must develop renewable, low- carbon technologies across the board”

Bhupender Yadav, Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change in a conversation with BW Businessworld said that the government is giving a big push to renewable and low-carbon technologies through the promotion of varied means, including biofuels and green hydrogen. He urged sectors to prepare roadmaps for low carbon emission pathways

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SPEAKING TO BW Businessworld on the occasion of the second edition of India’s Most Sustainable Companies (IMSC), a BW Businessworld initiative, Yadav congratulated large corporates who scored high on the BW IMSC list. The minister said that the public and private sectors, civil society organisations, communities, households and individuals all play important roles in addressing these challenges to achieve climate-resilient development that benefits the most vulnerable.

Talking about the G20 Summit, he said, “It has put climate change firmly on the financial stability agenda. The point which has been emphasised is that not only is there a need for greater investment, it would also be necessary that these investments are sustainable.”