Dikhyaa Mohanty 
Minister Bhupender Yadav of the Union Environment, Forests, and Climate Change has stated that India has met two of the three quantitative nationally determined contributions (NDCs) targets of the Paris Agreement, nine years ahead of schedule.
“It is a matter of great pride that India, under the leadership of our Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modiji, has achieved 2 out of 3 quantitative NDC targets of the Paris Agreement, 9 years ahead of schedule,” he said at his address at the 19th Sustainability Summit organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) here.
India submitted its first Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) objective in 2015. The goal was to attain roughly 40% of installed capacity for non-fossil fuel-based electricity by 2030, as well as a reduction of 33 to 35% in GDP emissions intensity from 2005 levels by 2030.
Union Minister Yadav pointed out that the fundamental concept of sustainability is resource utilization and added that energy is the cornerstone of the global development model that cannot be reversed. He made the argument that everyone’s right to a dignified existence depends on their ability to obtain energy.
He explained that sustainability encompasses “the three concerns of environment, economy, and equity” and that the “debate today should not be on emission management but rather what is the cost of per capita emission; hence Sustainability is a social goal.”
