Hyderabad: A meeting to discuss climate change will be held on January 12 to discuss increase in production of solar power in the country, said eminent environmentalist R.K. Pachuri, here on Sunday.

Mr Pachuri strongly believes that India’s target of producing 1 lakh MW of solar power would be achieved in the next ten years and catapult India to world leader position.

Talking to the media after a function to lay the foundation stone of Hyderabad campus of TERI on the outskirts of the city, he suggested a shift in policy formulation in Solar Energy Mission apart from getting rid of subsidies on some fossil fuel resources. The setting up of the campus would benefit Telangana state as the research and development that will be carried out in the university would be helpful to the new state, he said.

To meet the world target of reducing global warming, India should adopt renewable energy technology which would be low in carbon emission, he said.

Ministers K. T. Rama Rao and Lakhma Reddy also participated in the function.