Climate summit: Experts cautiously welcome PM's pledge to double renewable energy target

Environmental experts on Monday cautiously welcomed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's pledge to double India's renewable energy target to 450 gigawatts, saying while his aim was "ambitious", its implementation may not be easy.

Speaking at the UN Climate Action Summit in New York, Modi gave a clarion call for a "global people's movement" to bring about a behavioral change to deal with climate change as he made a path-breaking pledge to more than double India's non-fossil fuel target to 450 gigawatts.

Reacting to his speech, environmentalist Chandra Bhushan said the prime minister has given a "positive roadmap" for India, saying 450 gigawatts target was the most ambitious one set so far.

"The prime minister has given a very positive and ambitious roadmap for India to tackle climate change. The pledge of increasing renewable energy capacity to 450 GW means the PM is serious about reducing the carbon emissions. 450 GW is the most ambitious target ever set," Bhushan said.

However, some ...