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Date : 29 Dec 2021
India has achieved its NDC target of achieving 40% of its installed electricity capacity from non-fossil energy sources by 2030
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- India has achieved its NDC target with a total non-fossil-based installed energy capacity of 157.32 GW which is 40.1% of the total installed electricity capacity.
- At COP 21, as part of its Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), India had committed to achieving 40% of its installed electricity capacity from non-fossil energy sources by 2030.
- The country’s installed Renewable Energy (RE) capacity stands at 150.54 GW (solar: 48.55 GW, wind: 40.03 GW, Small hydro Power: 4.83, Bio-power: 10.62, Large Hydro: 46.51 GW) as on 30.11.2021 while its nuclear energy-based installed electricity capacity stands at 6.78 GW.
- This brings the total non-fossil-based installed energy capacity to 157.32 GW which is 40.1% of the total installed electricity capacity of 392.01 GW.
What are NDC targets?
- Nationally determined contributions (NDCs) are at the heart of the Paris Agreement and the achievement of these long-term goals.
- NDCs embody efforts by each country to reduce national emissions and adapt to the impacts of climate change.
- The Paris Agreement requests each country to outline and communicate their post-2020 climate actions, known as their NDCs.
India’s NDC target
- Reduce its emissions intensity by 33 - 35% between 2005 and 2030 (base year-2005).
- Accelerating the use of clean and renewable energy by 40% by 2030.
- Increase carbon sinks by creating an additional capacity equivalent to 2.5 to 3 billion tons of CO2 through significant afforestation efforts.
UNFCCC
- One of the three Rio Conventions, the UNFCCC's ultimate objective is to achieve the stabilization of greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere at a level that would prevent dangerous interference with the climate system.
- The UNFCCC entered into force on 21 March 1994.
- Today, it has near-universal membership. The 197 countries that have ratified the Convention are called Parties to the Convention.
- The Paris Agreement under the UNFCCC was adopted in December 2015 and entered into force in November 2016.
- This agreement was the outcome of the negotiations launched in 2011 at the 17th Conference of the Parties in Durban to develop a legal instrument applicable to all Parties to cut greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions and to be implemented from 2020.
