Target to make 121 airports of the country carbon free by 2025: Scindia
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New Delhi: India has 25 airports using 100 per cent green energy, while another 121 airports will achieve the target of zero carbon emissions by 2025. Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said this on Thursday. Scindia addressed the two-day ‘European Union-India Aviation Summit’ through virtual medium. Due to being infected with the Corona virus, he could not be directly present in this conference. Asserting that tackling climate change is a common goal for India and the European Union (EU), Scindia said, “The contribution of the aviation industry to emissions is being closely monitored. We have taken several steps to reduce carbon emissions from the aviation industry and offset its impact.
The Civil Aviation Minister said, “We are motivating our airports to use green energy by 2024 and achieve the target of zero carbon emission by 2030. While India’s 25 airports are using 100 per cent green energy, we aim to achieve the target of zero carbon emissions in another 121 airports by 2025. The summit began on Thursday. It will discuss the air transport relationship between the EU and India, mutual shared challenges and opportunities in both sectors. The conference will be attended by top level policy makers, industry executives and stakeholders from the EU and India. Scindia said that India has improved the regulatory environment to promote aircraft manufacturing in the country. He called on EU industry to seize the opportunities and be part of the fastest growing aviation industry in the world.
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