India can\'t achieve 2-degree reduction in global warming by 2030: Report

India won't achieve 2-degree cut in global warming by 2030, says report

Based on implemented policies, India's green house gas emissions are expected to increase to a level of 4,469-4,570 metric tonnes of carbon dioxide by 2030

Press Trust of India  |  New Delhi 

will not be able to reduce by 2 degrees Celsius by 2030 as envisaged in the landmark due to gaps between the projections and the current policies of the aimed at achieving it, according to a new report.

The 2016 Paris Agreement's aim is to strengthen the global response to by restricting the rise in global temperature this century well below 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels and to pursue efforts to limit the increase even further to 1.5 degrees Celsius.

The 'Brown to Green Report' has been compiled by Climate Transparency -- a global partnership of 14 climate research organisations and NGOs from the majority of countries, with many from emerging economies. The Energy and (TERI) is the country partner for

The report draws on the latest emissions data from 2017 and covers 80 indicators on decarbonisation, climate policies, and vulnerability to the impacts of

Based on implemented policies, India's are expected to increase to a level of 4,469-4,570 metric tonnes of carbon dioxide by 2030.

The country will not be able to reduce by 2 degrees Celsius by 2030 as envisaged in the Paris Agreement, due to gaps between the projections and the current policies of the aimed at achieving it, the study said.

Its climate actions are judged to be ambitious. Its nationally-determined contribution (NDC) under the is deemed to be within the range of an appropriate contribution from to limiting warming to less than 2 degrees, the study said.

"This emission pathway is not compatible with a 2C scenario. India's sectoral policies are still falling short of being consistent with the Paris Agreement, but the country's ambitious policy on is a promising sign.

"Particular highlights from India include its extremely ambitious 175 GW target for renewables capacity by 2022, its very high level of of the overall Indian economy, and new sector-specific policies such as the cooling action plan," it added.

First Published: Thu, November 15 2018. 22:40 IST