GS3 › Climate Change

Revision note: India's Climate Policy: NDCs, Mitigation, Adaptation and Carbon Markets

  • India 3rd largest total emitter (~7%); per capita ~2 t CO₂; energy ~75% of emissions; intensity −36% (2005–20)
  • NDC 2015: 33–35% intensity cut, 40% non-fossil (met 2021), 2.5–3 Gt sink; updated Aug 2022: 45% intensity, 50% non-fossil (met mid-2025), LiFE
  • Panchamrit (COP26): 500 GW, 50% RE energy, −1 Gt, 45% intensity, net zero 2070; LT-LEDS Nov 2022
  • NAPCC 2008: 8 missions; SAPCCs
  • CCTS 2023 (BEE; CERC; compliance + offset); EC (Amendment) Act 2022; PAT 2012
  • Adaptation: Heat Action Plans (Ahmedabad 2013), NICRA, NAFCC 2015; first Adaptation Communication 2023; Sovereign Green Bonds Jan 2023
Revision card summarising India's Climate Policy: NDCs, Mitigation, Adaptation and Carbon Markets
One-page visual summary of the key points to revise.

Source: https://upscprep.in/upsc/gs3/climate-change/indias-climate-policy-ndcs-mitigation-adaptation-and-carbon-markets/ · UPSCPrep.in

← Read the full lesson