Paris climate talk INDC - GS questions based on daily current affairs

1)   Which of the following statements is/are correct?

1. By INDC, India will achieve about 40 percent installed electric power capacity from non-fossil fuels by 2030.
2. India is the third largest greenhouse gas emitter.

a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Both
d. None
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Both

Explanation:
India’s climate change offer consists mainly of three parts:

1. To reduce India’s emissions intensity per unit of GDP 33 percent to 35 percent from 2005 levels by 2030
2. To achieve about 40 percent installed electric power capacity from non-fossil fuels by 2030
3. To create an additional “carbon sink” of 2.5 to 3 billion tons of CO2 equivalent through afforestation by 2030.

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