In 2020, India’s greenhouse gas emissions decreased by 7.93% from the year before.
According to data provided to the UN climate change office, India’s GDP’s emission intensity decreased by 36% between 2005 and 2020.
According to fourth Biennial Update Report (BUR-4) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), total national emissions in 2020 were 2,959 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent, excluding land use change.
Emissions have increased by 98.34% since 1994.
India is aiming to reduce GDP emission intensity by 45% by 2030 and achieve 50% electric power capacity from non-fossil fuels.
