As a party to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the Paris Agreement, India initially presented its Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) in 2015. The NDC included targets to achieve a 33 to 35% reduction in the emissions intensity of its GDP by 2030, compared to the 2005 level, and to reach around 40% cumulative electric power installed capacity from non-fossil fuel-based sources by 2030.
Surpassing expectations, as of October 31, 2023, India’s cumulative electric power installed capacity from non-fossil fuel-based sources stands at 186.46 MW, constituting 43.81% of the total. Additionally, India reported a 33% reduction in the emission intensity of its GDP between 2005 and 2019, as outlined in its third national communication submitted to the UNFCCC in December 2023.
In August 2022, India enhanced its NDC targets, aiming for a 45% reduction in the emissions intensity of its GDP by 2030 and increasing the goal for cumulative electric power installed capacity from non-fossil fuel-based sources to 50% by 2030. This information was communicated by Mr. Ashwini Kumar Choubey, the Union Minister of State for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, in a written response in the Lok Sabha.
