Which of the following statements is are correct regarding lsquo Nationally Determined Contributions...........

Environment and Ecology Environment- Institutional Structure

Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding ‘Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs)’?

1. The Paris Agreement, 2015 requests each country to outline and communicate their post-2030 climate actions.

2. India has committed to reduce the emissions intensity of its GDP by 33 to 35% by 2030 from 2005 level.

3. India to achieve about 40% cumulative electric power installed capacity from non-fossil fuel based energy resources by 2030.

Choose the correct statement using the codes below:

1 and 2 only

1 and 3 only

2 and 3 only

All statements are incorrect

छोटे Courses बड़े Results

Master Environment- Institutional Structure

Prepare through Micro-courses

Try Now

Explanation:

Countries across the globe committed to create a new international climate agreement by the conclusion of the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Conference of the Parties (COP21) in Paris in December 2015. In preparation, countries have agreed to publicly outline what post-2020 climate actions they intend to take under a new international agreement, known as their Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs). The INDCs will largely determine whether the world achieves an ambitious 2015 agreement and is put on a path toward a low-carbon, climate-resilient future.

Salient features of India's INDC

To put forward and further propagate a healthy and sustainable way of living based on traditions and values of conservation and moderation.
To adopt a climate-friendly and a cleaner path than the one followed hitherto by others at corresponding level of economic development.
To reduce the emissions intensity of its GDP by 33 to 35 per cent by 2030 from 2005 level.
To achieve about 40 per cent 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.
To create an additional carbon sink of 2.5 to 3 billion tonnes of CO₂ equivalent through additional forest and tree cover by 2030.
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.