Mumbai, February 18 Telangana is planning to begin measuring the carbon footprint in the capital city, Hyderabad, as part of the state's focus on green energy, Chief Minister Anumula Revanth Reddy said on Wednesday.
"We are going to start measuring the carbon footprint in Hyderabad," Reddy said while addressing the Mumbai Climate Week here.
These comments came after the state developed a comprehensive roadmap to achieve net-zero emissions by 2047 as part of the Telangana Rising 2047 plan.
Further, Reddy added that the state aspires to achieve a USD 1 trillion GDP by 2034 and increase it to USD 3 trillion by 2047, which will be 10 per cent of the targeted USD 30 trillion Indian GDP.
The Telangana Rising 2047 report has said that reaching the USD 3 trillion milestone requires deep, structural transformation sustained over the next two decades.
"Energy, sustainability, and renewable energy are our strengths, and we want to focus on that," Reddy added.
Currently, Telangana consumes an average of 17,000 megawatts per day. "By 2034, we have targeted a USD 1 trillion economy. By 2047, we have targeted a USD 3 trillion economy," Reddy said.
"If we want to achieve a USD 1 trillion economy by 2034, we must increase our energy capacity from 17,000 megawatts to 34,000-35,000 megawatts," he said.
He added that to achieve that, the state must address thermal and other issues and shift towards non-polluting energy, solar, wind, and other renewable sources. My target is that 90 per cent of our energy should come from green sources, he said.
