Skip navigation.

Greenpeace Worldwide

Websites worldwide

Press Releases

Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission has potential

November 23, 2009

Farmers and youth from Vidarbha demand Energy Justice

November 19, 2009

Send URL

Fill in the form below and click on the "send" button. Our server will send an e-mail message to the recipient that includes the URL of the story you want to share.

You can send to multiple e-mail addresses by separating them with COMMAs: a.name@aserver.com, another.name@anotherserver.com

Recipient e-mail *
Your name *
Your e-mail *
* required

Greenpeace Celebrates Adoption of Kyoto Protocol with ‘Solar Generation’

February 16, 2005
Members of Solar Generation perform a skit welcoming the Kyoto Protocol.

Members of Solar Generation perform a skit welcoming the Kyoto Protocol.

Enlarge Image

Bangalore, India — Greenpeace India joined the world in welcoming the Kyoto Protocol – an international agreement to cut down greenhouse gas emissions, with its youth members celebrating the day at the Indira Gandhi Musical Fountain, Bangalore with the message ‘Kyoto, the Way Ahead…Choose Positive Energy’. The celebrations included a skit, performances etc.

"The Kyoto Protocol is now a law and lays the ground for the international community to take the first steps in curbing harmful greenhouse emissions and combating climate change ", said K. Srinivas, Climate Campaigner, Greenpeace India. “That global warming is a reality and its impacts are most felt by the poor, especially in agrarian country like India, is undeniable. Now is the time for the world to roll up its sleeves and work on real solutions to climate change."

The Solar Generation students were equally excited and vocal about the Protocol coming into force. Jehan, a young college student from Maldives said, “This is the first legal step to reduce Greenhouse gases”. She added, “Rise of sea level is not just an issue of development and progress, but an issue of existence. My country is facing the threat of being completely submerged.”

Members of Solar Generation perform a skit welcoming the Kyoto Protocol.

Members of Solar Generation perform a skit welcoming the Kyoto Protocol.

Past emissions of greenhouse gases mean the world cannot avoid an increase of average global temperature of 1.3ºC higher than pre-industrial levels. If the average temperature rises by 2ºC, the impacts of climate change will be catastrophic. To stay below 2ºC, industrialized countries must go far beyond the Kyoto requirements and reduce emissions by at least 30% from 1990 levels by 2020 and 60-80% by the 2050s, with even further reductions to follow.

"We believe that the youth of today will lead the energy revolution that will force us away from our dependence on fossil fuels like oil and coal and destructive large hydro projects. Solar Generation India members in Bangalore have both shown enthusiasm and appreciation for the need to keep climate change under control,” said Salil Mukhia, Coordinator of Solar Generation. “We are planning a number of future activities both to raise awareness and force real solutions now that there is a price on climate pollution and penalties for polluters. The switch to a low carbon economy begins here."

Solar Generation

Solar Generation


More on Solar Generation

For more information please contact:
K Srinivas, Climate campaigner, Greenpeace India E-mail: ksriniva@dialb.greenpeace.org, Tel: +91-94484 58866

Anshuman Atroley, Media officer, Greenpeace India E-mail: anshuman.atroley@in.greenpeace.org, Tel: +91-98455 35403

(1) Solar Generation international is an active youth group in Europe (Germany, Switzerland and France), Asia (India, China, and South East Asia) and United States. We are working for a clean energy future; renewable energies - used in a smart and efficient way - can power our future. Without burning the planet!

(2) Greenpeace is an independent campaigning organization that uses non-violent, creative confrontation to expose global environmental problems and to force solutions that are essential to a green and peaceful future.


Want to get involved?


Sign up to know what you can do.
Your name
Your email address