India’s Report Card Against Short List Of Climate Actions Is Better Than Most Realize
The Numbers Revealed
India’s National Authority under the United Nations Convention on Climate Change, MoEFCC (Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change), conducted an assessment of its emissions-reducing measures through various climate actions in accordance with the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC). The assessment examined performance parameters such as green House gas (GHG) mitigation, renewable energy and the energy mix. Shockingly, the result depicts an impressive report card!
Mitigating Greenhouse Gases: A Promising Future Ahead
Globally, Green House gas emissions were forecast to increase by approximately 21% between 2030 and 2045 (Source: NASA report), but India aims for reducing its carbon intensity level and GHG emissions below projected levels. Under current mitigation strategies, by the 2030 period:
* Emissions mitigation gap will narrow
* Carbon intensity could diminish at a faster pace
Thus, India makes immense headway, potentially crossing hurdles to fulfill COP goals 1.2°F limit (0.3–0.2 ͦC more per the 2003 target baseline).
On the front end regarding Energy, a noticeable pattern unfolded. As mentioned elsewhere Renewable Energy Capacity: Overcame 70 percent Of Cumulative Power Production as from 2022!
Now, Renewable capacity comprises not less than
6 GigaWatt hour or 20%
Power from Solar & Thermal sectors grew 6 and almost five times that by number by 2023 -24
By ‘Renewable Power’s total percent, in numbers not seen before. Here below as a pie-graph figure indicates the current % & figures:
