‘One Sun, One World, One Grid’: PM’s back-to-roots pitch at COP26

November 3, 2021 23 Views No Comment

NEW DELHI, NOV 3 (PTI) : Emphasising that everything is created from Sun, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday called for ‘One Sun, One World, One Grid’ to improve the viability of solar power and announced that India’s space agency ISRO will soon provide the world a calculator that can measure solar energy potential of any region across the globe.

Addressing world leaders at the event ‘Accelerating Clean Technology Innovation and Deployment’ on the sidelines of the climate summit here, Modi said that fossil fuel powered many nations to become wealthy during the industrial revolution, but it made the earth and environment poor.

“The industrial revolution was powered by fossil fuels. Several countries prospered by the use of fossil fuels but it also left our Earth and environment poorer. The race for fossil fuels also created geopolitical tensions. However, today, technology has presented us with a better alternative,” he said.

Citing the ancient text in the ‘Suryopanishad’ during his address, Modi said that everything was born from Sun, Sun is the only source of energy and solar energy can take care of everyone.

“However, in modern times and in the eagerness to race ahead, man disturbed the balance of nature and caused great harm to the environment. If we want to re-establish a life in balance with nature, the path to this life can only be lit by our Sun. In order to protect the future of mankind, we must go together with the Sun,” he said.

Calling for ‘One Sun, One World, One Grid’, Modi said it was the solution to tackle the challenge of solar power available only during the day.

“A worldwide grid will enable us to provide clean energy everywhere at all times. It will also reduce the need for storage and increase the viability of solar projects. It will not only reduce carbon footprint and cost of energy, but open up new avenues for cooperation between different regions and different countries.

“I am confident that the harmonisation between ‘One Sun, One world, One Grid’ and the Green Grid Initiative (GGI) will help in developing a joint and robust global grid,” the prime minister said.

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