India hopes rich countries of G7 to support India's efforts to combat climate change

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday hoped that rich countries of G-7 will support India's efforts to combat climate change and invite them to tap the huge market for clean energy technologies emerging in the country, as evidenced by India's commitment to climate commitments. In his remarks at the G 7 summit on Climate, Energy, Health and Innovation, Modi pointed out India's track record, and said it had achieved the target of 40 per cent energy-capacity from non-fossil sources nine years before time. 5 months ago, the target of 10 per cent ethanol-blending in petrol was achieved. India has the world's first fully solar power operated airport. India's huge railway system will become net zero in the next decade, he said.

When a large country like India shows such ambition, other developing countries also get inspiration. We hope that the rich countries of G-7 will support India's efforts. The prime minister said today that a huge market for clean energy technologies is emerging in India.

He said that countries in G-7 can invest in research, innovation and manufacturing in this field. He asserted that India's scale can make the technology affordable for the whole world, because of the scale that India can provide for every new technology. Modi said that the core theories of the circular economy have been an integral part of Indian culture and lifestyle.

I called for a movement called LIFE Lifestyle for Environment in Glasgow last year. On World Environment Day this year, we launched the Global Initiative for LiFE campaign. He said the goal of the campaign is to encourage an eco-friendly lifestyle.

We can call the followers of this movement Triple-P i.e. We should all take responsibility for increasing the number of Triple-P people in our own countries, and we should all take the responsibility of increasing the number of Triple-P people. He said that this will be our greatest contribution to the coming generations.

On Sunday, Modi, who is in Germany on a two-day visit to the summit of the G7, was welcomed by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz upon his arrival in Schloss Elmau, the picturesque venue of the summit in southern Germany.

In the G 7 session on climate, energy health, PM Narendramodi highlighted India's efforts for green growth, clean energy and sustainable lifestyles global wellbeing, Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi tweeted.

Prime Minister Modi shake hands with US President Joe Biden and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau before the start of the summit.

This was the first meeting between Modi and Biden after they met in Japan for the Quad summit in May. The two leaders are expected to meet in July for the I 2 U 2 virtual summit of the quadrilateral economic forum, consisting of India, Israel, the UAE and the US.

The Group of Seven G 7 is an inter-governmental political group consisting of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the UK and the US.

The German Presidency has invited Argentina, India, Indonesia, Senegal and South Africa to the G 7 Summit in Elmau, Bavaria.

Modi is invited to the G 7 summit in the Alpine castle of Schloss Elmau in southern Germany, following an invitation by German Chancellor Scholz.