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This is an archive article published on December 2, 2009
India’s provisional CO2 cut target at 24 pct by 2020
India estimates a 24 per cent cut by 2020 in its carbon intensity - the amount of carbon dioxide emitted for each unit of GDP - compared with 2005 levels.
Written by Reuters
New Delhi | December 2, 2009 09:19 AM IST
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India estimates a 24 per cent cut by 2020 in its carbon intensity – the amount of carbon dioxide emitted for each unit of GDP – compared with 2005 levels,according to provisional government figures.
By 2030,it estimates it could achieve a reduction in its carbon emissions by 37 per cent from 2005 levels. The figures were arrived at after an analysis by various government departments.
A senior government official said India’s final targets,likely to be presented at next week’s global climate change talks in Copenhagen,could reflect a broad range rather than a specific figure.
Government sources said Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh will make a statement in parliament on Thursday in which he could announce the targets.
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