Is Paris Agreement Enough or we think beyond?
“Governments should declare a climate emergency in their countries as the world faces a "catastrophic temperature rise. Can anybody still deny that we are facing a dramatic emergency? The commitments to keep the global temperature rise this century to below 2 degrees Celsius did not go far enough and are not being met: "Five years after Paris, we are still not going in the right direction"." UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said on the fifth anniversary of the signing of the Paris accord. India worked hard on the climate agenda and has already reduced the emissions intensity by 21% from 2005 levels while augmenting solar capacity from 2.63 GW in 2014 to 36 GW in 2020. Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his address at Climate Action Summit marking five years of the landmark Paris agreement said “India is not only on track to achieve its Paris agreement but to exceed them beyond expectations. We must not only revise our ambitions but also review our achievements a