Union
Minister of Environment, Forest & Climate Change Shri Prakash Javadekar
will hold a “MyGov Talk” on October 26, Monday, at 5.00 pm. The
talk will focus on Climate Change in the run-up to the Conference of Parties
(CoP) 21 in Paris from November 30-December 11, 2015. Contributors from MyGov, Climate Change experts, senior
journalists and social media influencers will join the online panel discussion
with Shri Javadekar. It is expected to be of 45-minutes
duration and is being conducted in collaboration with Google India.
With India's Intended Nationally Determined Contribution
(INDC), the country is keen to attempt to work towards a low carbon emission
pathway, while simultaneously endeavouring to meet all the developmental
challenges that it faces today. The INDC aims at promoting clean energy,
especially renewable energy, enhancement of energy efficiency, development of
less carbon intensive and resilient urban centres, promotion of waste to
wealth, safe, smart and sustainable green transportation network, abatement of
pollution and India’s efforts to enhance carbon sink through creation of forest
and tree cover.
Citizens
are invited to share their ideas, questions and inputs on India’s role in
CoP-21 and on the following proposals laid down by Intended Nationally
Determined Contribution (INDC):
- Sustainable lifestyles,
- Cleaner economic development,
- Reduce emission intensity of Gross Domestic
Product (GDP),
- Increase the share of non-fossil fuel-based
electricity,
- Enhancing carbon sinks (forests),
- Adaptation,
- Mobilising finance
- Technology transfer and capacity building.
Selected
ideas and names will also be mentioned by the Minister and other experts during
the “MyGov Talk”.
The
link to the 'MyGov' Talk is - https://mygov.in/talk/mygov-talk-hon-minister-shri-prakash-javadekar-climate-change/
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