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cutting down mangrove forest sleeves, coastal communities vulnerable to the forces of nature and as forcing locals to rethink their lives. i once lived someplace that isn't like a family moorland that's dry. hopefully somebody that's safe from flood ah, i'm been fizzle and glad you could join us. india's infrastructure is going through a green transition. it's already built, some of the world's largest solar parks. now solar panels adorned the tops of trains and stations as well as airports. looks like the government's fast tracking . it's pushed towards renewable energy. but india doesn't see itself becoming carbon neutral until 2070 way behind other world powers and international investors

view the country is both risky and vulnerable, especially to climate change. that's why it will need to prove it's green credentials on more levels than one. this metro station in delhi is partially of running on solar power. now it's on track to become the world's 1st metro station to get olives. electricity needs from solar power honors, they are communication head up tele, metro has been working on this project for more than 5 years. now. he plans to build more solar power stations across the capital city. kelly macros, philosophy is very clear. we want to generate asthma and non conventional in a deep about what the, what of us made by the grid. we want to generate a lot of energy through the levels of the 60 year old is proud of how for india's 1st met. real system has progress ridiculous since its introduction. 28 years ago.

everybody is ah, worried about the climate change which is coming across. so we all want to be part of the now revolution which will lower the carbon footprint and control all of this . i'm glad the dilemma toys, blank very important part. and all this in recent years, india has ramped up it's solar energy capacity and currently rags ford in the world . in terms of solar power production. the country is no home to some of the largest solar power plants. india's energy demand will increase more than any other country or the next 2 decades to meet this demand. india has announced the ambitious target for 2030. that includes, in a starting $500.00 gigawatts of renewable energy and reducing a 1000000000 tons of carbon emission in the outskirts of daily solar power plant springing up across the city. a little margin who has one of those companies says that india is on its way to becoming the manufacturing half of the world. sola

is the future. they're going to be technology will change if they're going to be technological advancements. and india is at that point of time where we can answer the world that we are here and the world can manufacture their panels in india to like solar energy gains, traction across the country. many households and public offices are also turning to solar power for their daily consumption. if you want to pick up the such, they want, who runs a solar panel installation company, now says he can be a keep up with the job orders. there demand in last 23 years has gone explanation. ah, every month you're getting more than $1000.00 inquiries. i never did, never getting paid to for orders that get executing in various parts of daily with around $300.00 sunny days a year. india has the potential to lead the world in solar electricity. and deli, is also currently subsidizing schemes to help people in rural areas switched to

solar power. that could be transformational for millions of indians, especially for its poorest of students. let's pick up on that last point with chandra, bush and president and ceo of the international forum for environment sustainability and technology or i forest, he's in delhi. how can the poor benefit most from renewables considering climate change does hit them hardest. well, energy access is a major issue in india, and if you can provide that energy to renewable sources, it is a co benefit up in, in the sense that it is in moderate use sustainable if it mitigates climate change, as well as provide electricity to who to the most needed and also because their new bill is not cheaper so they also get affordable electricity so bought from, from climate environment and energy access perspective. it is

a cool benefit. why that has a gone so wrong in some cases, a decade on india's 1st solar parking good route has provided next to no jobs for locals or women. it's taken away, acres of grazing land, and residents are still waiting for clean drinking water, free electricity, and irrigation. but what good and electricity is government's responsibility? i, it is not the responsibility of a solar power to do that. so if there is some problem in terms of providing social services that i think the responsibility should be put on the government, not on an energy company, as i would like and as a company to be much more responsible. but the example of sharon guy and others out of one off of issues i believe that, you know, companies will be much more responsible there at regulations that are, that are coming in place as far as renewable energy is concerned. so these issues

should not distract us from the need for india to install as much renewable energy as possible. otherwise, the option for india is triple fossil fuels for the oil has to decide it wants india to continue with fossil fuel. lot it wants to pick up a small, small issues and you know, and obstruct the development of renewable energy. potentially. i know if i just bought in, sorry, can, does india have the financial responsibility, the transparency and viability when it comes to these projects to convince international investors that it's the place to invest? i believe india has a very robust financial system. and now at the share market in india, if you had a publicly listed company, you have to now disclose social and environmental performance as well. so we have, it is for the international capital to decide whether it wants to come to india or not as an opportunity, both to solve the climate crisis,

as well as an opportunity as a market. so i'm not so much bothered about this small issue that international market is raising on on these things. india is big enough, market is responsible country on these issues and we will be able to dissolved, why they have you said in your own words that india is classed as a bone ruble and risky investment i. i'm not sure that i have, i don't know from there. you have picked this up in a recent keynote address that you gave. and you mentioned that we need to move forward. we don't have to discuss and debate whether or not we need to go carbon neutral. we have to be carbon neutral. and in that sense, you had mentioned that there was a lot of hesitancy amongst international investors. although the money is they're wasting a huge global shift towards renewables listed. and as i

said, india is a vast opportunity to solve climate. gracious india is a vast opportunity to provide energy axis. india is a bust opportunity to reduce inequality in the world. now whether the world wants to use it as an opportunity or waltz wants to see that this risk is something that the international capital has to think about. as far as the beep tank in india. b, we take that is a sculpture improvement in every area as that is spoke for improvement across the world. and by me showed a you can see, but i did. a sion gas crisis has meant that the fossil fuel is not going away from developed world as well. ok. so i don't think it's time to start thinking about small, small issues and, and, and put a question mark on investment under new berlin as in india, wasn't. unless now let's look at some of the dates. let's look ahead because the you aims to be carbon neutral by 2050 china. the world's biggest polluted 20. 60 india. 20. 70. how. how does that make you feel? oil?

it is perfectly alright. you should walk ottoman util by 2030. if you want india to walk out, when you turn like 2050, you have his study con responsibility of admitting one 4th of global emissions. pakistan is under flux, not because pakistan has them. who did you go to what developed board and we did for the past 100 years back. let's not forget history. we are not yet. we were not born born today, but we are likely the same effects today envoy. that's due deed, therefore. therefore, if developed world is really concerned about climate change, it needs to will become next 0 as fast and as quickly as possible. so instead of cushioning, india 2070. i think it is important for you to question wendy. 50 of you, you europe. and i think that will get a starting point for this conversation. unfortunately, we have to leave the interview there, but definitely

a good point that you bring up chandra bush on. thank you very much for being on t w 's asia today. thank you. well, united nation says climate catastrophes will up route 143000000 people across asia . over the next few decades, rising seas are already inundating some coastal parts of indonesia. reforestation could help turn the tide in this case, restoring mangrove forests. but that won't happen overnight, and the tide is already high. it's pointless. but cassie, me try it anyway. sweeping the water out of the house in timbers, ocho village in central java by the tide keeps coming in the was a mouldy. and from time to time, the water rises to the level of her hips. if the tide is too high, the family is trapped inside 4 hours. passing his daughter has had enough somebody new. so i sang, so i want to live someplace that isn't like this. that be good data then in again

with them or with more land and that's dry. had a veneer to hopefully some way that safe from floods and you know her grandfather, remember the times were cars and motorcycles sped driving at the main street? were burned, the village was good. there was nothing like this. it was just dry land that it was lush, lots of vegetation. it became like this 10 years ago than been before a feldman. the villagers cut down mongrel forest said they're protecting the coastline. but this is not the only reason for the catastrophe. global warming and rising sea levels are threatening the whole area as you used to lift him under legal village near by. today she needs a boat to access our village, makes if structures lead to her former home a c, i just came to pick up some of her personal belongings. yeah. vallejo

garland, of course i miss home. mm hm. but what can i do, but that, that, that it's not habitable anymore. got the idea. was that the getting rid of all she had no other choice and to move to the next city. swapping a house for one bedroom, concrete apartment, but at least she has dry feet here at sea for now. be sure to check out our other stories on d, w dot com slash asia, or on facebook and twitter. i'm been fas all, and i'll see you same time, same place tomorrow. bye bye. ah ah . is the end of the pandemic in sight? we show what it could look like. return to normal. and we visit those who are finding it difficult exceed his successes at

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