There is a need to increase carbon sequestration in the soil, which is 0.15% at present against the preferred figure of 2% to 5 %, Sultan Ahmed Ismail, Member, State Planning Commission, said at The Hindu Sustainability Summit 2025.
Mr. Ismail also called for more interaction among government departments. He was speaking at a panel discussion on ‘Policy and Governance for Climate Action-How Regulation, Incentives, and Public-Private Collaboration Can Accelerate Sustainable Growth’, moderated by Kunal Shankar, Deputy Business Editor, The Hindu.
The ecologist also called upon industries to grow endemic
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