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India has updated its Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) under the Paris Agreement, setting new climate targets for 2035.
The new targets include achieving 60% non-fossil fuel installed electric capacity, reducing emissions intensity by 47% from 2005 levels, and increasing carbon sink to 3.5-4 billion tonnes.
These updated goals are communicated to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
India had already surpassed its previous 2030 target of 50% non-fossil fuel capacity well ahead of schedule.
NDCs are voluntary, country-specific climate action plans submitted by nations under the Paris Agreement. They outline a country's efforts to reduce national emissions and adapt to the impacts of climate change. Each NDC reflects a country's ambition for climate action, considering its national circumstances and capabilities. They are reviewed and updated periodically, typically every five years, to reflect increasing ambition.
Simple Analogy: Think of NDCs as a country's 'pledge' or 'homework assignment' for tackling climate change, where each country decides what it can realistically do to help the global effort, and then reports its progress.
An international environmental treaty adopted in 1992, aiming to stabilize greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere. It provides the framework for international climate negotiations, including the Paris Agreement.
The supreme decision-making body of the UNFCCC, comprising all states that are parties to the Convention. It meets annually to review the Convention's implementation and make necessary decisions.
A process under the Paris Agreement to periodically assess the world's collective progress towards achieving its long-term climate goals. The first GST concluded that nations are not on track to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius.
The international treaty under which NDCs are submitted, aiming to limit global warming to well below 2°C, preferably to 1.5°C, compared to pre-industrial levels.
A principle in international environmental law, particularly relevant in climate change, acknowledging that all states have a shared responsibility to address global environmental destruction, but their capabilities and historical contributions to the problem differ, thus requiring differentiated actions.
India's updated NDC directly supports its broader national goals for expanding solar, wind, hydro, and other non-fossil fuel energy sources to enhance energy security and reduce reliance on fossil fuels.
The NDC aligns with SDG 13 (Climate Action), contributing to global efforts to combat climate change and its impacts.
GS Paper 3: Environment – Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation, environmental impact assessment. International relations aspects of climate change.
General Awareness: Current Affairs, Environment, International Organizations.
General Awareness: Current Affairs, Economic and Environmental news.
General Knowledge: Current Events, Environmental Science.
General Awareness: Current National and International Events, Environmental Issues.
"Climate Action Tracker" which monitors the emission reduction pledges of different countries is a :
Answer: Database created by coalition of research organisations
"Momentum for Change: Climate Neutral Now" is an initiative launched by
Answer: The UNFCCC Secretariat
Each day is more or less the same, the morning is clear and bright with a sea breeze; as the Sun climbs high in the sky, heat mounts up, dark clouds form, then rain comes with thunder and lightning. But rain is soon over. Which of the following regions is described in the above passage?
Answer: Equatorial
High, as climate change and India's environmental policies are consistently important topics across all competitive exams.
A country's self-defined climate action plan under the Paris Agreement.
A legally binding international treaty on climate change, adopted in 2015.
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, the parent treaty for global climate efforts.
Anything that absorbs more carbon from the atmosphere than it releases, e.g., forests, oceans.
The amount of greenhouse gas emissions released per unit of economic output (GDP).