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Cover Story Mission Life- Cop-27

PANCHAMRIT‘S NEW environmental crisis. The campaign
received record support from global
PERSPECTIVE leaders.
Mission LIFE will put Life's ideas
Prime Minister Modi made five points from and ideals into action in mission mode
India's perspective at the 26th United Nations through a scientific and measurable
Climate Change Conference in Glasgow programme, demonstrating India's
commitment to the climate change
India has set such dialogue. Mission LiFE is designed
an ambitious with the aim of mobilising at least one
target despite billion Indians and other global citizens
the fact that its India aims to to take individual and collective action
contribution to increase non- to protect the environment over the
global carbon fossil energy period from 2022 to 2027. Within
emissions is very capacity to 500 India, by the year 2028, the target is to
low in comparison GW by 2030 make at least 80 percent of all village
to the rest of the and urban local bodies eco-friendly.
world. Mission LiFE, first proposed by the
This is due to the
Meet 50% of its fact that the Indian Prime Minister at the COP 26 meeting
energy needs way of life is still held last year in Glasgow, Britain,
is now emerging as a global mass
with renewable based on traditional movement led by India. The theme of
practises. India has
energy set this goal after the Indian Pavilion at the 27th meeting
due deliberation. of the COP, held from November 6–18,

2022, in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, was
It is worth noting
that, despite Reduce total LiFE. Regarding this pavilion, Union
having 17% estimated carbon Environment, Forest and Climate
of the world's emissions by Change Minister Bhupendra Yadav
population, India one billion metric said that Prime Minister Narendra
emits only 5% of tonnes Modi has presented a simple solution
the total. to the complex problem of climate
change. He said that India believes
that climate action begins at the
Reduce grassroots level, at the individual level,
the carbon and hence the design of the pavilion is
intensity of its based on the theme "LiFE – Lifestyle
economy by for the Environment." The pavilion was
45% ACHIEVING designed to communicate the message
NET of the Life Mission through various
When compared ZERO audio-visual symbols, 3D models, set
to the global up, decor, and side events.The guiding
average, EMISSIONS idea in the design of the pavilion was
India's per BY that for centuries, Indian civilizations
capita carbon have practiced and led a sustainable
emissions are 2070 lifestyle. Indian culture includes eco-
60 percent friendly habits. Many practices showing
lower. respect for the natural environment

are incorporated into daily life. These

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