Shimla, Feb. 25 -- Chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu has reiterated that having witnessed the impact of climate change in form of unprecedented cloudbursts, shrinking glaciers, the state government is committed to making Himachal Pradesh the first Green Energy State in the country and has initiated various steps in this direction.

The CM, while releasing a report titled 'Scientific Assessment of Tackling Non-CO2 Emissions , said climate change has posed serious challenges, resulting in unprecedented cloudbursts, flash floods, landslides and shrinking glaciers in the state.

He termed these developments as warning signals that demand urgent remedial measures. Referring to the 2023 disaster, he noted that more than 23,000 houses were d...