New Delhi, May 11 -- Infosys co-founder and Founder and Trustee of Pratithi Investments Kris Gopalakrishnan on Monday delivered a stark message: the fight against fossil fuel dependency requires the same level of urgency and "mass mobilisation" seen during the COVID-19 pandemic.

"I believe everyone has to be there for it. Industry, individuals, whatever we can do. Because the government alone cannot do something like this. If you think back to COVID times, everybody stepped up. Similarly, we have to do that," said Gopalkrishnan on the sidelines of the Annual Business Summit of the Confederation of Indian Industry.

Responding to a query on calls for reducing fossil fuel consumption and encouraging work-from-home practices, Gopalkrishnan ...