India, France come together to reiterate their climate commitment

NEW DELHI: India and France came together to reiterate their commitment to provide leadership to slow down global warming and transition to a sustainable and low carbon development pathway to economic growth and development. As the founding conference of the International Solar Alliance got underway in New Delhi, co-hosts Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron left little room for doubt that concrete action would be the defining principle of the alliance. 

India and France have emerged as proactive leaders on climate
action, even as United States has retreated from global action.

“Now let’s get to work”, French President Macron told leaders at the founding conference of the International Solar Alliance. Macron called on the leaders from the ISA member countries to use the opportunity of the summit make concrete announcements that would pave the way for rapid deployment of solar energy. 

Read The Economic Times story by Urmi Goswami - “India, France come together to reiterate their climate commitment.”

(France and India appear intent on powering their respective countries with renewable energy sources, therefore removing fossil fuel powered generators from their energy infrastructure, leaving the proposed massive Adani Queensland coal mine as a stranded asset and as such  a financial catastrophe for the Indian Adani company, as it will be for Australia, along with being an ethical, moral, and environmental embarrassment - Robert McLean)

Ireland Demonstrates Climate Leadership with €22 billion Investment Plan

The Government of Ireland has announced it will invest €22 billion to transition the country to a low carbon and climate resilient society, aiming at almost zero emissions by middle of the century.

Ireland demonstrates leadership with regard climate change.

According to the country’s National Development Plan published this month, the funds are to be primarily deployed to reduce carbon emissions from transport, agriculture and the energy sector, along with flood defenses.

“While Ireland clearly faces a very significant task in reducing its greenhouse gas emissions, the current profile of which reflects the particular structure of our economy, action can be taken now to position Ireland to harness significant benefits from realising a low-carbon economy,” the report says.

Read the United Nations Climate Change story - “Ireland Demonstrates Climate Leadership with €22 billion Investment Plan.”