India has decided not to announce its peaking year i.e. the peak emission year, before submitting the country’s Climate Action Plan to the UN body on Climate Change, unlike China and most other countries, which have specified a timeline to cap their emission of greenhouse gases. European Union (EU) has promised to cut its emissions by 40 percent from 1990 levels by 2030. US has promised to cut its emissions by 32 percent from 2005 levels by 2030, which is said to be the strongest action ever on climate change by a US President. China plans to cut carbon emissions by 60 to 65 percent from 2005 levels by 2030.
India, on the other hand, instead of specifying any timeline to cap its emissions of greenhouse gases has decided to focus on the five key elements which are vital components of global efforts to fight climate change. The five elements are officially called Intended Nationally Determined Contribution (INDC), which include mitigation (emission cut), adaptation, finance, technology transfer and capacity building. India’s stand on ‘peaking year’ was clearly spelt out by the country’s Minister for Environment and Forests Prakash Javadekar. He said no country had ever asked us to announce ‘peaking year’ as the world knew that India’s per capita emission was quite low (much below than all the big emitters). India is the fourth biggest emitter in the world but it ranks 120 in terms of per capita emissions.
Mr Javadekar articulated the broad contours of India’s Climate Action Plan and said it would be comprehensive. He stated that other countries have spoken about mitigation plans in their INDCs, but the world has now accepted both mitigation and adaptation. “Our INDC will have all five key elements. That is the mandate of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and our INDC will reflect the mandate of the UNFCCC,” added Mr Javadekar. India’s Climate Action Plan plans to seek commitment on finance and technology transfer to support its adaptation measures to the growing impact of climate change. India is expected to submit its INDC by October 1, which is the deadline for countries to submit their action plans. The outcome of the final negotiations of the mega global climate deal would be decided in Paris in December 2015.
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