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New Delhi Aug 24 PTI There is a need for a sustainable lifestyle as patterns of consumerism are a grave threat to the environment Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav said on Tuesday warning that there is no Planet BDelivering the presidential address at the 20th Darbari Seth Memorial Lecture organised by TERI Yadav said developing countries are highly vulnerable to climate change impactClimate change mitigation is necessary but not sufficient Even if the world stops greenhouse gas emissions today hypothetically still the accumulated greenhouse gases will lead to climate impact requiring due consideration of climate change adaptation measuresDeveloping countries are highly vulnerable to climate change impact due to the dependence of large populations on climate sensitive sectors for livelihood he said in his virtual addressThe minister said long-term strategies need to be guided by not only mitigation but also climate adaptation with a clear roadmap for provision of finance and technologyThere is a need for a sustainable lifestyle as patterns of consumerism are a grave threat to the environment Habit and attitude are much a part of the solution Equity and climate justice should be a touchstone of any global climate response only then we can say that we have formulated strategies which are just and in reverence for mother earth our only planet There is no Planet B Yadav saidRemembering Darbari Seth the founder of The Energy and Resources Institute TERI on his 100th birth anniversary Yadav said he was a champion of energy conservation and environment protectionDarbari Seths life and work embodied the message that business leaders should not only be concerned with profit but also care deeply for people the planet and peace he saidHe said that there are global environmental challenges and while addressing them focus should also be on improving human development and sustainable development goalsAs a nation we have undertaken various national campaigns recently which mirror our focus on sustainable development goals SDGs be it Jal Jeevan Mission Swachh Bharat Mission or Skill India our programmes aim to do just that the minister saidThe minister said that under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi India has taken a multi-dimensional approach to all pillars of sustainable development with key measures like climate action biodiversity conservation forestry and land neutrality waste recycling phasing out single-use plastic organic farming and clean energyHe said that India is on track to achieve an exceeded target under the Paris Agreement to combat climate changeIndia is the only G20 nation on track to meet its climate commitments and the country has achieved 24 per cent deduction in emission intensity of its GDP between 2005 and 2016 thereby achieving a pre-2020 voluntary target Yadav saidIndia is among the top five countries of the world in terms of installed renewable energy capacities Indias non-fossil fuel-based installed capacity of 151 GW is 39 per cent of the total installed capacity he saidThe aspirational target of renewable energy capacity of 450 GW by 2030 was announced by the prime ministerThe minister also referred to the PMs Independence Day speech in which he announced the National Hydrogen Mission for generation and export of green hydrogenThe environment minister highlighted that Indias total forest and tree cover as reported in the India State of Forest Report ISFR 2019 is 807276 square km which is 2456 per cent of the total geographical area of the countryTotal carbon stock in Indias forest is estimated to be 71246 million tonnes showing an increase of 426 million tonnes compared to the previous assessment of 2017 he saidThe minister also said that India is one of the 16 member countries of the electric vehicle initiative a multi government policy forum for accelerating the introduction and adoption of electric vehicles worldwideHe also said that ethanol blending in India has increased from 15 per cent in 2014 to 85 at present In 2013-14 about 38 crore litres of ethanol was purchased in the country which has now grown to more than 320 crore litres the minister saidThe government of India has resolved to meet the target of 20 per cent ethanol blending in petrol by 2025 which was earlier to be achieved by 2030 Yadav saidInforming about the smart cities mission he said that in a first-of-its-kind initiative Climate Smart City Assessment Framework 2019 has been launched with the intent to provide a clear roadmap for cities and urban India towards combating climate change through mitigation and adaptation measuresHe also noted the recent report by the IPCC saying the findings reaffirm that historic cumulative emissions are the source of the current climate crisisThe recent IPCC report has sounded Code Red The findings reaffirm that the historic cumulative emission is the source of the current climate crisis Equitable carbon and development space to achieve sustainable development requires due consideration to the principle of common but differentiated responsibilities and respective capabilities he saidThe annual lecture series was initiated by The Energy and Resources Institute TERI in 2002 in memory of the institutes visionary founder and noted technocrat-industrialist Darbari S Seth PTI AG IJT IJT