Minister of State for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Ashwini Kumar Choubey claims that by 2025, the target of blending 20% ethanol in petrol and diesel will be achieved ahead of schedule. He also claimed that India has already achieved the target of blending 10% ethanol in petrol and diesel ahead of schedule. The deadline to achieve the target was from November-December of 2022, but has already been achieved 9 months ago.
According to Choubey, this will reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 27 lakh tonnes and will save about Rs 41,000 crore in foreign exchange for the country. On World Environment Day on June 5 at Green Energy Conclave 2022 at IIT Delhi, Ashwini Kumar Choubey said that farmers will get direct benefit of Rs 40,000 crore from this. He said that there is a plan to move from fossil fuels to green energy.
The minister pointed out, “Worldwide the per capita carbon footprint is 4 tonnes per year, but in India it is only 0.5 tonnes. This is our strength. In the coming days, we have to bring this carbon footprint to zero and today we have to take this resolution and move towards green energy. India aims to generate 500 GW of renewable energy by 2030 and we will achieve it. India will get 50% of its energy consumption from renewable energy by 2030. ,
Talking about India’s net-zero mission, Minister Choubey said that India will also reduce its carbon footprint by 1 billion tonnes by 2030 and we will achieve net-zero target by 2070. Towards this goal, our motto is ‘Clean Pawan, Neel Gagan’. (Clear air, blue sky).
Green Urja Conclave 2022 was organized by Confederation of Renewable Energy Service Professionals and Industries (CRESPAI) in association with IIT Delhi and IIM Lucknow. Bollywood actor Darshan Kumar, known for his roles in films like Mary Kom and The Kashmir Files, also attended the event.
Green Globe Award was also given at the event. The award is presented in 14 categories to individuals as well as social organizations for their tireless efforts towards protection of the environment and innovations in green energy.