{"id":214437,"date":"2022-11-15T20:16:45","date_gmt":"2022-11-15T14:46:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=214437"},"modified":"2022-11-16T10:24:29","modified_gmt":"2022-11-16T04:54:29","slug":"india-submits-its-long-term-low-emission-development-strategy-to-unfccc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/india-submits-its-long-term-low-emission-development-strategy-to-unfccc\/","title":{"rendered":"India Submits its Long-Term Low Emission Development Strategy to UNFCCC"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The post is based on the article<\/span><b> \u201c<\/b><b>India Submits its Long-Term Low Emission Development Strategy to UNFCCC<\/b><b>\u201d <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">published in<\/span><b> PIB <\/b>on<b> 14th November 2022<\/b><\/p>\n<h5><b>What is the News?<\/b><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">India has submitted its Long-Term Low Emission Development Strategy(<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">LT-LEDS)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) at COP 27.<\/span><\/p>\n<h5><b>What is the Long-Term Low Emission Development Strategy(<\/b><b>LT-LEDS)<\/b><b>?<\/b><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The LT-LEDS is a commitment document which every signatory to the Paris Agreement (2015) is obliged to make by 2022.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So far, only 57 countries (including India) have submitted their document.<\/span><\/p>\n<h5><b>What is India\u2019s <\/b><b>Long-Term Low Emission Development Strategy(<\/b><b>LT-LEDS)?<\/b><\/h5>\n<figure id=\"attachment_214438\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-214438\" style=\"width: 452px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-214438 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/63733e2082bbb005acea45ca_OI.png?resize=452%2C229&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Long-Term Low Emission Development Strategy (LT-LEDS)\" width=\"452\" height=\"229\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/63733e2082bbb005acea45ca_OI.png?w=452&amp;ssl=1 452w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/63733e2082bbb005acea45ca_OI.png?resize=300%2C152&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 452px) 100vw, 452px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-214438\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: The Hindu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><b>The strategy is based on four key considerations:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 1) India has contributed little to global warming despite being home to a sixth of the world\u2019s population, 2) India has significant energy needs for development, 3) India is committed to pursuing low-carbon strategies for development and 4) India needs to build climate resilience.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Key Pillars of the strategy: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The 7 key pillars of the strategy are: <\/span><b>1) <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Low-carbon electricity systems consistent with development<strong> 2)<\/strong> Integrated,<\/span><b>\u00a0<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">efficient and inclusive low-carbon transport systems, <\/span><b>3) <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Energy &amp; material-efficiency in buildings, <\/span><b>4) <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Decoupling growth from emissions and developing an efficient, low-emission industrial system,<\/span><b> 5) <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CO2 removal and related engineering solutions, <\/span><b>6) <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Enhancing forest cover consistent with socioeconomic and ecological considerations and <\/span><b>7) <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Increasing climate resilience in poverty eradication and employment creation.<\/span><\/p>\n<h5><b>What are the salient features of the strategy?<\/b><\/h5>\n<p><b>Transition from fossil fuels<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The transition from fossil fuels will be undertaken in a just, smooth, sustainable and all-inclusive manner.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Transportation sector:<\/b> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Increased use of biofuels, especially ethanol blending in petrol, the drive to increase electric vehicle penetration and the increased use of green hydrogen fuel is expected to drive the low carbon development of the transport sector.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Sustainable Urbanization<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Future sustainable and climate-resilient urban development will be driven by smart city initiatives, integrated planning of cities, effective green building codes and rapid developments in innovative solid and liquid waste management.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Industrial Sector:<\/b> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">India\u2019s industrial sector will continue on a strong growth path in the perspective of \u2018<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Atma Nirbhar Bharat\u2019<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and \u2018<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Make in India\u2019<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The focus will be on improving energy efficiency by initiatives such as Perform, Achieve and Trade (PAT) scheme, high levels of electrification, enhancing material efficiency and recycling leading to the expansion of the circular economy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Forest Cover: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">India has a strong record of enhancing forest and tree cover in the last three decades alongside high economic growth.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013 India\u2019s forest fire incidence is well below global levels, while its forest and tree cover are a net sink absorbing 15% of CO<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> emissions in 2016. India is on track to fulfilling its NDC commitment of 2.5 to 3 billion tonnes of additional carbon sequestration in forest and tree cover by 2030.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Transition to low-carbon development:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The transition to the low carbon development pathway will entail several costs pertaining to the development of new technologies, new infrastructure, and other transaction costs. The provision of climate finance by developed countries will play a very significant role in this.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source: The post is based on the article \u201cIndia Submits its Long-Term Low Emission Development Strategy to UNFCCC\u201d published in PIB on 14th November 2022 What is the News? India has submitted its Long-Term Low Emission Development Strategy(LT-LEDS) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) at COP 27. 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