Prelate hails India’s new climate targets
April 01, 2026
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CWN Editor's Note: The chairman of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India’s Office for Environment and Climate Change welcomed the Indian government’s climate targets for 2035.
“I commend the government’s updated climate commitments as they build on the success of surpassing renewable energy targets ahead of time and commit to increasing carbon sinks through expanded forest and tree cover,” said Bishop Allwyn D’Silva, a retired Mumbai auxiliary bishop. He told UCA News:
As a faith-based leader, I believe in ecological stewardship, sustainable living, and development that is anchored in the sanctity of the deep web of interconnectedness between the Creator, nature, and human beings. This relationship has been disrupted, placing us on the brink of a planetary crisis.The above note supplements, highlights, or corrects details in the original source (link above). About CWN news coverage.
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