Dhankhar the Vice-President of India remarked that climate justice must be our North Star, as climate change disproportionately affects marginalised and vulnerable communities.
Praising the pioneering steps taken by India such as Global Biofuel Alliance, Green Hydrogen Mission and International Solar Alliance, Shri Dhankhar commended the leadership role played by Bharat in sustainable energy.
Noting benefits of bioenergy he said, “modern bioenergy not only provides clean fuels, but also helps mitigate pollution, enhances farmers’ income, reduces import bills, and creates local jobs.”
Highlighting the fact that impact of climate change reverberates across boundaries, the Vice-President exhorted all stakeholders including the governments, corporate leaders and the people for a collective action to tackle this menace.
“When the day of reckoning will come, nobody will be spared. And therefore, we have to move unitedly, as much as we can, unleash our energy to the maximum, exploit our potential, give everything we can”, he added.
Acknowledging the revolutionary potential of the ‘Ek Ped Maa ke Naam’ campaign, he said this is not just an emotive appeal or a slogan, it is a revolutionary step. The step will ensure that 1.4 billion people will plant it every year. It will have great positive, cascading impact. It will help us deal with the existential problem, a problem that is of our making – exploitation of natural resources and deforestation
