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Climate Adaptation Summit 2021 – Keypoints

Climate Adaptation Summit 2021.:

Prime Minister Modi addressed the Climate Adaptation Summit 2021.

  • The Netherlands government hosted an online international Climate Adaptation Summit (CAS Online) on 25 January 2021.
  • The summit will have a significant focus on securing new investments to ensure that millions of smallholder farmers can adapt to the stresses of climate on food production.

During the summit, PM Modi said that –

  • We are targeting 450 gigawatts of renewable energy capacity by 2030.
  • We are promoting LED lights and saving 38 million tons of carbon-dioxide emissions annually.
  • We are going to restore 26 million hectares of degraded land by 2030.
  • We are providing clean cooking fuel to 80 million rural households.
  • We are connecting 64 million households to the piped water supply.