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STORY: INDIA / GUTERRES WRAP
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LANGUAGE: ENGLISH /NATS
DATELINE: 3 OCTOBER 2018, NEW DELHI /AMRITSAR, INDIA
3 OCTOBER 2018, NEW DELHI, INDIA
1. Zoom in, Guterres handing award to Modi
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations:
“Prime Minister Modi recognizes that the climate change poses a direct existential threat to us all. Prime Minister Modi knows what we need to do to avert catastrophe. And Prime Minister Modi understands the enormous benefits of climate action.”
3. Wide shot, podium
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations:
“Other leaders must look at what’ s happening in India and must do the same – of course, in different circumstances in different countries, to make sure we are able to win the race against climate change and that we are able to understand that today, there is no contradiction between climate action and development. On the contrary, the green economy is the good economy, technology is on our side. Those that bet on the grey economy will have a grey future and those that, like in India are betting on the green economy will have a dominant role in the global economy in the decades to come.”
5. Wide shot, photo op
3 OCTOBER 2018, AMRITSAR, INDIA
6. Various shots, Guterres and dignitaries walking
7. Wide shot, photo op in front of Golden Temple
8. Close up, Guterres with hands together in front of Golden Temple
9. Various shots, Guterres inside the Golden Temple
10. Med shots, cutleries
11. Wide shot, food distribution
12. Med shot, Guterres eating
13. Wide shot, Golden Temple complex at night
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Wednesday (3 Oct) awarded India’s Prime Minister Narenda Modi with the Organization’s highest environmental honour, recognizing his efforts against climate change and pollution.
Guterres said at the “Champions of the Earth” award ceremony, in the Indian capital New Delhi “Prime Minister Modi recognizes that the climate change poses a direct existential threat to us all. Prime Minister Modi knows what we need to do to avert catastrophe. And Prime Minister Modi understands the enormous benefits of climate action.”
According to the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), Prime Minister Modi has been recognized for his extensive efforts to control plastic pollution, including a pledge to eliminate all single-use plastic in India, by 2022. He has also been recognized for his joint initiative with French President Emmanuel Macron to champion the International Solar Alliance – a global partnership to scale up solar energy use and reduce dependence on fossil fuels.
In his prize-giving speech, Mt. Guterres called on other world leaders to draw lessons from India and apply them in their own circumstances to “win the race against climate change.”
He also highlighted that climate action and development are not contradictory but are mutually supportive.
The Secretary-General said “the green economy is the good economy. Technology is on our side. Those that will bet on the grey economy will have a grey future, and those that, like in India, are betting on the green economy will have a dominant role in the global economy in the decades to come.”
Accepting the award, Prime Minister Modi said that he was doing so on behalf of millions of Indians who protect the environment each day.
Established by UNEP in 2005, the Champions of the Earth award recognizes “outstanding leaders” from Government, civil society and the private sector whose actions have had a positive impact on the environment.
Also, on Wednesday, Secretary-General visited the Golden Temple in the city Amritsar, where he attended Langar – a community kitchen run by Sikh volunteers where people from all backgrounds and communities are provided food and water, at no cost.
The Langar at the Golden Temple is attended by thousands of people and pilgrims each day. It is the biggest community kitchen in the world, open 24 hours a day and uses no plastic or disposable utensils and cutlery.
Guterres was on his maiden visit to India as Secretary-General, during which he paid homage to Mahatma Gandhi on the 149th anniversary of his birth; inaugurated ONE UN House – the newly-refurbished building housing UN offices; held bilateral meetings with top Indian Government officials and spoke at the Mahatma Gandhi International Sanitation Convention, among other engagements.
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