Bhupender Yadav delivers India's closing statement at G20 Environment Ministers' Meeting in Cape Town
On 17 October 2025 in Cape Town, South Africa, Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav delivered India's closing statement at the G20 Climate and Environmental Sustainability Working Group Ministerial Meeting.
Summary
On 17 October 2025 in Cape Town, South Africa, Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav delivered India's closing statement at the G20 Climate and Environmental Sustainability Working Group Ministerial Meeting. Quoting PM Modi that we are only 'trustees' of the planet, he said challenges like climate change can be met only through cooperation, collaboration and commitment. He noted that G20 nations represent over 80% of global GDP and population and must address the developmental needs of the Global South. He said India raised its non-fossil electric generation capacity to over 50% in 2025, meeting its revised NDC target five years early, and that installed solar capacity grew from 2.8 GW in 2014 to 127 GW in 2025.
Key facts
- Date/place
- 17 Oct 2025, Cape Town, South Africa
- Meeting
- G20 Climate and Environmental Sustainability Working Group Ministerial Meeting
- India
- Bhupender Yadav, closing statement
- Non-fossil capacity
- Over 50% in 2025 — revised NDC target met 5 years early
- Solar
- 2.8 GW (2014) → 127 GW (2025)
- G20 share
- Over 80% of global GDP and population
Practice MCQs 2 questions
The G20 Climate and Environmental Sustainability Working Group Ministerial Meeting, where India delivered its closing statement on 17 October 2025, was held in which city?
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Correct answer: C — Cape Town
PIB: Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav delivered India's closing statement at the meeting in Cape Town, South Africa.
Consider the following statements made by India at the G20 environment ministerial in October 2025: 1. India raised its non-fossil electric generation capacity to over 50% in 2025, meeting its revised NDC target five years in advance. 2. India's installed solar capacity grew from 27 GW in 2014 to 127 GW in 2025. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
Only 1 is correct. PIB: non-fossil capacity exceeded 50% in 2025, five years ahead of the revised NDC target; installed solar capacity grew from 2.8 GW in 2014 (not 27 GW) to 127 GW in 2025.