At COP26, Maharashtra Announces Ambitious Targets To Address Climate Change
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Maharashtra has signed a MoU with RMI to support adoption and promotion of electric vehicles in Maharashtra.
Maharashtra, as a sub-national and regional government, has ramped up its presence at COP26 with several high-profile announcements in addressing the issue of climate change and adopting solutions to move towards greener energy.
After announcing that Maharashtra had joined the UN Race to Resilience campaign, the state on Wednesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with a non-profit, RMI, to support adoption and promotion of Electric Vehicles (EVs) in Maharashtra.
According to the MoU, RMI will provide technical support to implement state's recently launched EV Policy. The signing took place in Glasgow, United Kingdom, at the United Nations Conference on Climate Change (COP26).
"We look forward to further our partnership on electric mobility, ZEV, hydrogen fuel and decarbonization our transport sector and urban renewal sector" said Aaditya Thackeray, Cabinet Minister for Environment and Climate Change, at the signing of the MoU.