India at COP29 Baku: LeadIT Summit co-chaired with Sweden, first five-year report, ISA call for 20x solar
On 23 November 2024, the Environment Ministry reported on India's side events at COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, including the LeadIT Summit co-chaired by MoS Kirti Vardhan Singh and Sweden's Romina Pourmokhtari, where LeadIT's first five-year report was launched.
Summary
On 23 November 2024, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) summarised India's side events at the COP29 climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan. The LeadIT Summit, held at the EU Delegation Office and marking the fifth year of the Leadership Group for Industry Transition, was co-chaired by MoS Kirti Vardhan Singh and Sweden's Minister for Climate and the Environment Romina Pourmokhtari; LeadIT's first five-year report was launched there. A session on the India-Sweden Industry Transition Partnership — launched at COP28 by PM Narendra Modi and Sweden's PM Ulf Kristersson — looked ahead to COP30 in Belém. An International Solar Alliance (ISA) session called for a 20-fold increase in solar adoption by 2050 to meet over 75% of the world's grid energy needs, and the CDRI pavilion gave an update on its IRIS projects in 13 Small Island Developing States.
Key facts
- Venue
- COP29, Baku (Azerbaijan)
- LeadIT Summit co-chairs
- Kirti Vardhan Singh (India), Romina Pourmokhtari (Sweden)
- LeadIT
- Leadership Group for Industry Transition; 5th year; first five-year report
- India-Sweden ITP
- Launched at COP28 by Modi and Kristersson
- ISA session
- 20x solar by 2050; >75% of grid energy needs
Practice MCQs 3 questions
Which country co-chaired the LeadIT Summit with India on the sidelines of COP29 in Baku, where LeadIT's first five-year report was launched?
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Correct answer: C — Sweden
PIB (MoEFCC): the summit was co-chaired by India's MoS Kirti Vardhan Singh and Sweden's Minister for Climate and the Environment Romina Pourmokhtari.
What does 'LeadIT', the group whose summit India co-chaired at COP29, stand for?
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Correct answer: B — Leadership Group for Industry Transition
PIB (MoEFCC): LeadIT is the Leadership Group for Industry Transition; the 2024 summit marked its fifth year.
At an International Solar Alliance session at COP29, what increase in solar adoption by 2050 was called for?
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Correct answer: D — 20-fold
PIB (MoEFCC): the ISA session called for a 20x increase in solar adoption by 2050, aiming to meet over 75% of the world's grid energy needs.