India’s Updated First Nationally Determined Contribution Under Paris Agreement (2021-2030)
Made 2022-08 · Text as of 2026-10-01
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- English
- Kind
- policy
- Country
- India
- Subjects
- Agricultural and rural development, Energy, Environment, Forestry, Water
- Keywords
- climate change, investment, emissions, afforestation/reforestation, forest management/forest conservation, energy conservation/energy production, financing, hydropower generation, international cooperation, renewable energy
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1. To put forward and further propagate a healthy and sustainable way of living based on traditions and values of conservation and moderation, including through a mass movement for ‘LIFE’– ‘Lifestyle for Environment’ as a key to combating climate change [ UPDATED].
2. To adopt a climate friendly and a cleaner path than the one followed hitherto by others at corresponding level of economic development. P a g e | 1 of 3
3. To reduce Emissions Intensity of its GDP by 45 percent by 2030, from 2005 level [UPDATED].
4. To achieve about 50 percent cumulative electric power installed capacity from non-fossil fuel-based energy resources by 2030, with the help of transfer of technology and low-cost international finance including from Green Climate Fund (GCF) [UPDATED].
5. To create an additional carbon sink of 2.5 to 3 billion tonnes of CO 2 equivalent through additional forest and tree cover by 2030.
6. To better adapt to climate change by enhancing investments in development programmes in sectors vulnerable to climate change, particularly agriculture, water resources, Himalayan region, coastal regions, health and disaster management.
7. To mobilize domestic and new & additional funds from developed countries to implement the above mitigation and adaptation actions in view of the resource required and the resource gap.
8. To build capacities, create domestic framework and international architecture for quick diffusion of cutting edge climate technology in India and for joint collaborative R&D for such future technologies. India’s NDC is ambitious, and it is a significant contribution towards achieving the goals of the Paris Agreement. Environmentally sustainable, low carbon initiatives are underpinning all key sectors of the Indian economy. P a g e | 2 of 3 India reaffirms its commitment to the UNFCCC and the Paris Agreement on Climate Change. This update to India’s existing NDC is a step forward towards our long term goal of reaching net-zero by 2070. No change in the other sections or text or otherwise of the document containing existing first NDC is proposed at this stage. India reserves the right to provide further updates by way of additional submissions on its NDC, as and when required. ***** P a g e | 3 of 3