Glasgow: Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressing global leaders at COP26 Summit in Glasgow said India is at number four in the world in installed renewable energy capacity. India's non-fossil fuel energy has increased by more than 25 per cent in the last 7 years and now it has reached 40 per cent of our energy mix. 

PM Modi said, "When I first came to Paris for the Climate Summit, it was not my intention to add one promise to the many promises being made in the world. I came with a concern, for the whole of humanity. I came as a representative of a culture that gave the message of 'Sarve Bhavantu Sukhinah' means that everyone should be happy.

"And so, for me the event in Paris was not a summit, it was a sentiment, a commitment. And India was not making those promises to the world, but those promises, 125 crore Indians, were making to themselves", he said. 

PM Modi invoked a Sanskrit shloka called for cooperation among world leaders to address the challenge of climate change. 

सम्-गच्छ-ध्वम्,

सम्-व-दद्वम् ,

सम् वो मानसि जानताम्।

Today in the 21st century, this mantra has become more important, has become more relevant.

सम्-गच्छ-ध्वम् - That is, let's move together सम्-व-दद्वम् - That is, let’s all interact together and सम् वो मनानसि जानताम् - That is, everyone's minds should also be one.

The prime minister said India will achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2070. He also said that India will reach its non-fossil energy capacity to 500 GW and also meet 50 per cent of its energy requirements from renewable energy by 2030.

Passengers numbering more than the entire population of the world, travel by Indian Railways every year. This huge railway system has set itself a target of making itself 'Net Zero' by 2030. This initiative alone will lead to a reduction of 60 million tonnes of emissions annually. Similarly, our massive LED bulb campaign is reducing emissions by 40 million tonnes annually. Today, India is working fast on many such initiatives with a strong will.

Around 120 leaders came together in Glasgow on Monday at the start of COP26, launching two weeks of global negotiations to help determine whether humanity can drive forward the urgent action needed to avoid catastrophic climate change.