 - India has said it will reduce the emissions intensity of its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by 45% by 2030. This is a measure of the amount of greenhouse gas emitted per unit of economic activity, and India now has a more ambitious target than the 33-35% cut which was set before COP26.But a fall in emissions intensity does not necessarily mean a reduction in overall emissions. Your device may not support this visualisation India was the third largest emitter of carbon dioxide by volume in 2020, although its per capita emissions were lower than the world average, according to the UN's Emissions Gap Report (EGR). Its target date to reach net zero emissions remains 2070 - much later than the date set by many other countries and not in line with the Paris agreement, which proposed 2050 as the target date for net zero to keep global temperature rises to 1.5C.Net zero is where a country is not adding to the overall amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.India has also confirmed pledges to generate 50% of its electricity from non-fossil fuel sources by 2030, and its target for maintaining forest cover, which acts as a carbon sink.However, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced at the last COP a target for 500 GW of its energy capacity to be from non-fossil fuel sources by 2030.But that does not appear in the updated pledges given to the UN.Climate Action Tracker, which monitors the actions of governments globally, says India's new goals are "stronger on paper" than previous pledges.But it adds that the new targets will not){kind=link}
India has submitted updated climate change pledges to the UN, based on commitments made by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to tackle global warming at the COP26 meeting last year.
Climate scientists say temperature rises must slow down to avoid the worst consequences of climate change.
In its pledges – known as Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) – India has said it will reduce the emissions intensity of its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by 45% by 2030.
This is a measure of the amount of greenhouse gas emitted per unit of economic activity, and India now has a more ambitious target than the 33-35% cut which was set before COP26.
But a fall in emissions intensity does not necessarily mean a reduction in overall emissions.