IIC, University of Jammu organized a Lecture on "Empowering India's Net Zero Goals: Innovative Climate Actions".

The Institution's Innovation Council (IIC) in collaboration with Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Jammu, organized an interactive lecture entitled "Empowering India's Net Zero Goals: Innovative Climate Actions" on September 06, 2024. The keynote speaker, Dr. Sanjeev Anand, Assistant Professor, School of Energy Management and Innovation Ambassador, IIC, SMVDU, Katra delivered an insightful address, emphasizing the critical role of innovation in achieving India's ambitious climate goals.

The event commenced with a formal welcome by Prof. Veenu Kaul, President, Institution’s Innovation Council, University of Jammu, who highlighted the importance of academia and innovation in tackling the global climate crisis. Dr. Sanjeev Anand, in his lecture, expounded India's commitment to achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2070, as pledged at the COP26 climate summit. He discussed various innovative strategies, including the adoption of renewable energy, sustainable agriculture; electric mobility and carbon capture technologies, which are essential to drive the nation towards its net-zero targets.

Dr. Anand also emphasized the role of youth, research institutions and industries in accelerating climate action and the significance of collaborations among them. Importance of local solutions tailored to India’s diverse ecological and socio-economic landscapes was also brought to light by him. As per him, achieving net-zero is not just a governmental responsibility but a collective societal effort requiring contributions from all sectors.

Others present during the event were Prof. Piyush Malaviya, HoD Environment Sciences, Prof. Parmil Kumar, HoD Statistics and Vice President, IIC, University of Jammu, Dr. Deepika Salathia and worthy members of IIC, JU Drs. Sunil Kumar, Pramod Kumar Singh, Rakesh Kumar Attri, Ripu Dhaman Parihar, Romica Verma and Sajan Thakur.

The event concluded with the remarks by Prof. Parmil Kumar. He emphasized on the talk being a significant step towards developing awareness among the young students about the need to devise actionable strategies for climate resilience and sustainability for India’s vision of a greener future.