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India’s emissions inventory
January 6 , 2025
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- India recently submitted its latest report detailing its greenhouse gas emission (GHG) inventory and the efforts it has taken to curb emissions.
- Under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), developing countries are obliged to submit a detailed report on their efforts towards climate action.
- Between 2005 and 2020, India’s emissions intensity of GDP reduced by 36%.
- India’s total GHG emissions were 2,959 million tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) equivalent.
- After counting the absorption by forestry sector and land resources, the country’s net emissions were 2,437 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent.
- The total national emissions (including land use, land-use change, and forestry) fell 7.93% compared to 2019.
- On the other hand, it has increased by 98.34% since 1994.
- CO2 accounted for 80.53% of emissions, followed by methane (13.32%), nitrous oxide (5.13%) and others 1.02%.
- The emissions were highest from the energy sector at 75.66%.
- Agriculture contributed 13.72% emissions while Industrial Process and Product Use and Waste sector contributed 8.06% and 2.56%, respectively.
- In the energy sector, electricity production alone accounted for 39% of emissions.
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