G20 Summit: India exceeding Paris Agreement targets, says PM Narendra Modi

At G20, Modi says world can progress faster with support to developing nations

Climate change must be fought not in silos but in an integrated, comprehensive and holistic way, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said at a G20 event on Sunday and asserted that the entire world can progress faster if there is greater support of technology and finance to developing nations.

Addressing the G-20 summit side event — “Safeguarding the Planet: The Circular Carbon Economy Approach”, Modi said India is not only meeting its Paris Agreement targets, but also exceeding them. “Inspired by our traditional ethos of living in harmony with the environment, and the commitment of my government, India has adopted low-carbon and