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According to CEEW report, India's climate policies are expected to reduce CO2 emissions by approximately 4 billion tonnes by 2030.

National | Dated: 17 Nov 2024

According to the latest report by the New Delhi (Delhi)-based independent climate think tank, Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW), India's current climate policies are expected to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by around 4 billion tonnes between 2020 and 2030.

🎯 Key Highlights:

  • - This key finding of the report is important considering India, the fast-developing South Asian country, now the world's 5th largest economy, had pledged to reducing emissions by 1 billion tonnes by 2030 at the 26th Conference of Parties (COP26) United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) held in Glasgow, Scotland in 2021.

💡 Other Important Facts:

  • (i) The report showed that policies designed for India's power, residential, and transport sectors have already saved 440 million tonnes of carbon dioxide (MtCO2) between 2015 and 2020.
  • (ii) As per the report, the policies promoting renewable energy only in the power sector are projected to drive a 24% decline in coal-based power generation by 2030, relative to a no-policy scenario.

📚 Test Your Knowledge:

According to the recently released CEEW report, how much CO2 emissions is India expected to reduce by 2030 through its climate policies?

Correct Answer: 4 billion tonnes

🚀 Quick Recap:

About Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW)

  • Chief Executive Officer (CEO)- Arunabha Ghosh
  • Ghosh Headquarters: New Delhi