Power Minister calls for 3Ds approach - De-carbonisation, decentralisation & digitalisation
By TIOL News Service
NEW DELHI, AUG 21, 2017: UNION Minister of State (IC) for Power, Coal, Renewable Energy and Mines, Mr. Piyush Goyal, addressed the 8th edition of World Renewable Energy Technology Congress by giving away Energy & Environment Foundation Global Excellence awards 2017 here today. The annual conference was visualized and planned in the backdrop of India's vision on achieving 'Energy Independence and Power for all by 2022'.
It focusses on new Green Technologies to ensure clean, reliable and affordable Renewable Energy supplies. It provides an opportunity and open forum to exchange information, share experiences and best practices by bringing together experts, investors and other multi stake holders of Public & Private Sector, Advisory Groups, Governments, NGOs, Non-Profit organizations Environmentalists and Academia.
Mr. Goyal talked about the 3Ds, which today's global engagements need to focus their energy upon. These are - a common shared goal of De-carbonization of the energy space; to look at more Decentralization of energy space; and more and more Digitalization of the energy space.
The Minister noted that in last 10 to 15 years there was a rapid decline in the quality of the atmosphere due to increasing greenhouse gas emissions globally and it has become probably the largest challenge before humanity today. Fortunately, post the Paris agreement, the world as a whole has recognized that climate change is a serious issue and it needs to be addressed globally in a mission mode, he added.
Mr. Goyal informed that India is spearheading a number of engagements on the global platform to address the challenge, which include the International Solar Alliance (ISA), the Mission Innovation, global engagements on rapid de-carbonization of the energy space, the African Renewable Energy Initiative, the G20 Energy Ministers getting together to see what can be done to look at a better future for the world.