- Submitted by MOEFCC, Government of India to UNFCC during COP27 in fulfilment of the requirement of Article 4.19 of the Paris Agreement that needs “parties to formulate and communicate the long-term low GHG development strategies (LT-LEDS), mindful of Article 2, considering their common but differentiated responsibilities and respective capabilities (CBDR-RC)”.
- NDCs submitted in 2015 is updated in in August 2022 with Panchamrit pledges which are well known.
- Low Carbon Development of Electricity Systems: The energy sector contributed 75% of GHG emissions in India, of which electricity contributes more than half. 50% of non-fossil capacity by 2030, “must run” status for renewable, PAT scheme, RPO for DISCOMs, open access consumers, captive renewables, Energy Storage Obligations (ESO), Green energy corridors, accelerated depreciation, waiver on transmission charges, capital subsidy for residential solar roof-top and agricultural solar pumps, Hydro Purchase Obligation, three-fold rise in nuclear, star rating of appliances, markets for green electricity, shutting down inefficient thermal units, green hydrogen, fuel cells, and biofuels, Optimum energy mix.
- Low-Carbon Transport System: 20% ethanol blending in petrol by 2025, package for electric vehicles, charging infrastructure, Railways to become net-zero by 2030, Multi-modal Connectivity, raised standards for fuel efficiency, Hydrogen as an energy carrier and alternate fuel in the transportation sector, Modal shift towards public and less polluting modes of transport
- Sustainable Urbanisation: NUPF, PMAY, National Building Code, India Cooling Action Plan, Adaptation measures in urban planning, Low-carbon municipal service delivery
- Economy-Wide Decoupling of Growth from Emissions: Energy Efficiency Financing Platform, National Policy on Bio-Fuels, resource efficiency, plastic and e-waste, and steel recycling, Green hydrogen, Decarbonisation of hard-to-abate sectors
- CO2 Removal: Through R&D
- Enhance of Forest and Vegetative Cover: 24.62% of the total geographical area is under forest, carbon stock in forests is 7,204 million tonnes, create an additional carbon sink of 2.5 to 3 billion tonnes of CO2 equivalent by 2030, Forest Fire Prevention, CAFMPA, restore 26 million ha degraded land, greening NHAI, One Forest – One Village, agro-forestry
- Financial Aspects of Low-Carbon: Need for greater international support:
- Research and Innovation, Adaptation and Resilience, Mission LiFE and International Cooperation: International Solar Alliance, Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure, India-UN Development Partnership Fund, Leadership Group on Industry Transition
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