Ashwini Kumar Choubey, the Union Minister of State for Environment, Forestry, and Climate Change, stated on Thursday that India is committed to lowering its GDP's emissions intensity by 45% from 2005 levels by 2030.
The minister stated in a written response to a question in the Rajya Sabha that India will achieve approximately 50% of cumulative installed capacity for electric power from non-fossil fuel-based energy sources by 2030 with the aid of technology transfer and low-cost international financing, including from the Green Climate Fund, in accordance with the updated NDC submitted to UNFCCC in August 2022.
In order to counteract climate change, Choubey said, the government has promoted and is still promoting a healthy and sustainable way of life based on conservation and moderation traditions and values through a mass movement known as "LIFE" or "Lifestyle for Environment."
State Action Plans on Climate Change
The minister further stated that the center is dedicated to halting climate change through its numerous initiatives, such as the National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC), which includes missions in the areas of solar energy, energy efficiency, water, sustainable agriculture, the Himalayan ecosystem, sustainable habitat, health, green India, and strategic climate change knowledge.
The update to the NDC is also a step towards meeting India's long-term objective of becoming net zero by 2070, for which India drafted and submitted a separate framework document named "India's Long-term Low Carbon Development Strategy" to the UNFCCC secretariat in November 2022.
“One of the important measures to encourage sustainable growth while addressing India's energy security is the National Solar Mission, which is part of the NAPCC "explained, Choubey. India has gradually continued to face a decrease in its economic growth due to greenhouse gas emissions. From 2005 to 2016, the nation's gross domestic product (GDP) emission intensity decreased by 24%. As of November 30, 2022, India's installed capacity for electric power derived from non-fossil fuels was 173.14 GW, accounting for 42.3 percent of the global installed capacity for electric power derived from non-fossil fuels.
According to the minister, the federal government had urged States and UTs to create State Action Plans on Climate Change that was compliant with NAPCC. "Agriculture and livestock, health, energy, marine and fisheries, irrigation and water supply, manufacturing, transport, and forestry are the main sectors included under Andhra Pradesh's state action plan on climate change."
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