Forum Launched to Focus on Clean Tech Manufacturing to Tackle Climate Crisis

With adequate capital and a focused approach, India can be made self-reliant in manufacturing clean technology to address the climate crisis, ministers and experts said at the launch of the Bharat Climate Forum on Friday.

- Jayashree Nandi

NEW DELHI:

The Indian government's Atmanirbhar Bharat campaign embodies the country's drive for "economic sovereignty and technological leadership through innovation and collaboration", Union minister for information and technology Ashwini Vaishnaw said at the event.

"Our 4G-5G telecom stack showcases this spirit which the cleantech sector can imbibe, with public-private partnerships enabling world-class, competitive solutions," he said.

Union minister for commerce and industry Piyush Goyal, who was also present at the event, said that India is one of the best performing countries under the Paris Agreement.

"India is one of the best performing countries when it comes to meeting the contributions under the Paris Agreement and we are very committed to meeting those contributions, so much so that on every goal we are well ahead and on renewable energy we are committed to 45% capacity from renewable energy by 2030. We achieved it years ahead of schedule. Our story speaks of our commitment and resilience," Goyal said, acknowledging the need for investments in the manufacturing sector.