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♤ India emitted 2,136.84 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent greenhouse gases in 2010.
♤ Energy sector was the prime contributor to emissions and with 71% of total emissions in 2010. Energy sector includes - electricity production, fuel combustion in industries, transport and fugitive emissions.
♤ Industrial processes and product use contributed 8%; agriculture and waste sectors contributed 18% and 3% respectively to the national GHG inventory.
♤ About 12% of emissions were offset by carbon sink action of forests and croplands, considering which the national GHG emissions are arrived at a total of 1,884.31 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent.
♤ India’s per capita GHG emission in 2010 was 1.56 tCO2 equivalent, which is less than one- third of the world’s per capita emissions and far below than many developed and developing countries.
♤ A reduction of emission intensity of GDP by about 12% between 2005 and 2010 has been achieved against our voluntary pledge to reduce the emission intensity of its GDP by 20-25 per cent by 2020, compared with the 2005 level.
♤ India will continue to be a low-carbon economy (World Bank study).
♤ India’s primary focus is on “adaptation”, with specific focus for “mitigation”.
♤ India has already unveiled a comprehensive National Action Plan on Climate Change whose activities are in the public domain.
♤ India advocates collaborative research in future low-carbon technology and access to intellectual property rights (IPRs) as global public goods.