Addressing these challenges will be critical if Indian cities are at the core of the economic transformation, as envisaged by the Government of India (GoI). GGGI has supported the GoI’s ongoing effort to achieve this goal through the Indian Urban Water project, which:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has set an ambitious target of 100,000 MW of solar power capacity to be achieved by 2022, when India celebrates 75 years of her independence. This is a grand vision for ushering in a sort of revolution in clean energy in India in the next six years.
This event is being organized by UNCTAD in partnership with the Ellen McArthur Foundation, which produced this pioneering report exploring circular economy opportunities for India. This occasion is for the Ellen MacArthur Foundation to share their insights on this latest work.
Poverty reduction and economic growth can be sustained only if natural resources are managed on a sustainable basis. Greening rural development can stimulate rural economies, create jobs, help maintain critical ecosystem services and strengthen climate resilience of the rural poor.
India’s sustained and rapid economic growth offers an opportunity to lift millions out of poverty. But this may come at a steep cost to its environment and natural resources.
India is expected to grow at such a rapid rate over the next two decades that it could build approximately 80 per cent of the physical assets—including infrastructure, commercial and residential real estate, vehicle stock, and industrial capacity—that will constitute the India of 2030.
The government of India aims to dramatically increase the amount of installed renewable energy and is currently focused on arranging and facilitating the needed capital investment to achieve targets.
Addressing challenges such as adequate urban infrastructure and services, efficient land use planning, sustainable urban mobility and healthy urban ecosustem and biodiversity, will be critical if Indian cities are at