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ITANAGAR, 2 Jul:<\/strong> Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Wednesday claimed that the frontier state holds the distinction of being India’s largest carbon sink, an ecological powerhouse playing a pivotal role in combating climate change and aiding the country’s march toward net-zero emissions.<\/p>\n In a social media post as part of his administration’s ‘Pema 3.0 – Year of Ref-orms and Growth’ campaign, Khandu highlighted that Arunachal Pradesh contributes a remarkable 14.38 percent to India’s total carbon sequestration.<\/p>\n With an impressive 79 percent forest cover, the state currently boasts a carbon stock of 1,021 million tonnes, the highest in the country, the chief minister claimed.<\/p>\n “This rich carbon stock is critical for India to meet its net-zero emissions target by 2070,” Khandu wrote, underlining Arunachal’s silent yet substantial contribution to national climate goals.<\/p>\n While the state’s vast green cover makes it a top carbon sink, the impacts of climate change are already visible and increasingly real, necessitating urgent action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.<\/p>\n “From the lungs of the Himalayas, Arunachal Pradesh plays a crucial role in India’s journey towards net-zero emission by 2070,” the chief minister said in another social media post.<\/p>\n Khandu’s remarks not only spotlight the ecological value of Arunachal’s forests but also align with national and global climate priorities.<\/p>\n The state’s forest wealth, which spans across dense tropical rainforests and alpine woodlands, absorbs vast amounts of atmospheric carbon dioxide, an essential mechanism in mitigating global warming.<\/p>\n The chief minister’s post is part of a series showcasing governance milestones under ‘Pema 3.0’, a governance push aimed at structural ref-orms and sustainable development. (PTI)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" ITANAGAR, 2 Jul: Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Wednesday claimed that the frontier state holds the distinction of being India’s largest carbon sink, an ecological powerhouse playing a pivotal role in combating climate change and aiding the country’s march toward net-zero emissions. In a social media post as part of his administration’s ‘Pema 3.0 – […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-266587","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-state-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/266587","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=266587"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/266587\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=266587"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=266587"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=266587"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}