CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -The 2021 Leaders’ Summit on Climate was a virtual climate summit on April 22–23, 2021, organized by the Joe Biden administration, with leaders from various countries.

Detailed explanation-2: -India will fulfil 50 per cent of its energy requirement through renewable energy by 2030. India will reduce 1 billion tonnes of carbon emissions from the total projected emissions by 2030.

Detailed explanation-3: -India’s net zero pledge Mr Modi made the pledge as one of five commitments from his country. They include a promise for India to get 50% of its energy from renewable resources by 2030, and by the same year to reduce total projected carbon emissions by one billion tonnes.

Detailed explanation-4: -The CAFMD is one of the two tracks of the India-U.S. Climate and Clean Energy Agenda 2030 partnership launched at the Leaders’ Summit on Climate in April 2021, by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi and US President Mr.