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New Delhi: The installed capacity of solar energy in India increased by 18 times between 2014 and 2021, the union government of Lok Sabha announced on Monday.

When asked in the House of Commons, Minister of State for the Environment Ashwini Choubey replied that India's share of the installed electricity generation capacity from non-fossil sources is over 40 percent.

“Through the National Action Plan on Climate Change and its various national missions, India is addressing and adapting to climate change in a number of sectors.

“The installed capacity of solar energy in India has increased by more than 18 times from 2.63 gigawatts in March 2014 to 47.66 gigawatts in October 2021. As a result, India's current share of installed non-fossil power generation capacity is more than 40 percent, "said Choubey.

He said under the Unnat Jyoti by Affordable LEDs for All (UJALA) scheme, 36.78 crores of LED bulbs were distributed to improve energy efficiency.

"The Perform Achieve and Trade (PAT) program for energy efficiency in industries and other energy-intensive sectors resulted in total savings of approximately 13.28 million tons of oil equivalent, which translates into 61.34 million tons of carbon dioxide equivalents of avoided emissions in PAT cycle II," said the minister.

On another request on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, according to India's third biennial update report, submitted to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in February 2021, Choubey said total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use change and forestry (LULUCF) in the year 2016 amounted to 2,839 million tons of carbon dioxide equivalent and 2,531.07 million tons of carbon dioxide equivalent including LULUCF.

UNFCCC defines LULUCF as a greenhouse gas inventory sector that includes the emissions and removals of greenhouse gases resulting from direct man-made land use, land use change and forestry activities.

As a party to the UNFCCC, India regularly submits its National Communications and Biennial Update Reports (BURs), which contain a national greenhouse gas inventory, to the UNFCCC, the minister told Lok Sabha.

India's total GHG emissions also include CO2 emissions from the oil and gas sector, as well as the industrial processes and product use sectors.

The data showed that GHG emissions in India have increased since 2010, according to the three BURs. According to the Ministry of the Environment, India's total GHG emissions excluding LULUCF increased from 2,137 million tons of CO2 equivalent in 2010 to 2,839 million tons of CO2 equivalent in 2016.

Carbon dioxide emissions in India have increased from 1,574 million tons in 2010 to 2,231 million tons in 2016.

“India is making every effort to decouple its growth from emissions by continually reducing the emissions intensity of its GDP over the years. This will keep India's greenhouse gas emissions below what would otherwise have been emitted.

"It is important to stress that there is no sector of the Indian economy and no aspect of its economic life that is unaffected by concerns about following a low-carbon development path," Choubey told Lok Sabha.

The Ministry of Environment said the National Center for Sustainable Coastal Management has estimated the total area of ​​the seagrass ecosystem in India to be 516.59 square kilometers based on field studies and satellite data.

"The carbon dioxide sequestration rate of the seagrass ecosystem is estimated at up to 434.9 tons per square kilometer per year with an annual net CO2 sink of 0.75 million tons for an area of ​​517 square kilometers," it said.

In addition, the government in Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and Odisha has initiated a project to improve the climate resilience of Indian coastal communities with a total cost of 130.26 million US dollars, the ministry said.

This includes a $ 43.41 million grant from the Global Climate Fund, which covers 24 ecosystems in these selected states and aims to increase the climate resilience of coastal communities by protecting and restoring India's natural ecosystems such as mangroves and seagrass strengthen.


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