India is the only country among the G20 nations that is well on track to achieve the goals mentioned in the Paris Agreement, said Amitabh Kant, CEO of Niti Aayog.
Addressing 'Schneider Innovation India summit 2021' virtually, Kant said India introduced the faster adoption of electric mobility policy which is facilitating India's transition to clean mobility.
“India is not responsible for the situation (climate change). In fact, India is one of the only G20 countries well on track to achieve its nationally determined contributions," he said.
He also said that India's efforts in mainstreaming sustainability and reducing carbon footprint should inspire countries across the world. "Our efforts in mainstreaming sustainability and reducing our carbon footprint should inspire countries across the world," he said.
The UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's first major scientific assessment since 2014 shows an unequivocally that global warming is unfolding more quickly than feared and that humanity is almost entirely to blame.
Noting that independent studies rate India's efforts highly compliant with the requirements under Kyoto Protocol and Paris Agreement, he said, "A coalition of 14 global think tanks has rated that India is the only G20 that has 1.5 degrees C compliant policies."
Kant also pointed out that for the first time India has been ranked amongst the top 10 countries in the climate change performance index. Kant said when it comes to roads, a sector which contributes to 90 per cent of emissions from the transport sector, India is moving towards electric mobility rapidly.
“As India moves from being data rich to data intelligent, it'll use machine learning and AI to find solutions to a vast number of its challenges, water availability, learning outcomes, and of course sustainability and reduction of our carbon footprint," he added.