India largely on track to meet and even exceed its Paris Climate Agreement targets, says new report
Firstpost‘The Road from Paris: India’s Progress Towards its Climate Pledge’ review report, however, said that some more work needs to be done on its goal of creating an additional carbon sink India is largely on track to meet, and even exceed, its Paris Climate Agreement targets, said a new report by an international nonprofit environmental organization on Wednesday. ‘The Road from Paris: India’s Progress Towards its Climate Pledge’ review report, however, said that some more work needs to be done on its goal of creating an additional carbon sink. ‘‘To support its clean energy transition, India plans to launch a hydrogen mission which will explore how green hydrogen can be used by existing end users of hydrogen such as refineries and fertilizer plants, blended with natural gas for CNG users and piped natural gas used as fuel for longer-range vehicles and heavy-duty trucks and used in heavy industries like cement and steel.’’ Under Phase-II of the Faster Adoption and Manufacture of Electric Vehicles Scheme, India allocated Rs 10,000 crore for advancing electric mobility in public transportation fleets, four-wheelers, three-wheelers, private two-wheelers as well as electric vehicle charging infrastructure, the report said. ‘‘India has made strong progress on its climate commitments and remains a key international stakeholder when it comes to increasing ambition and charting a low carbon future,’’ it said.