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PM opens renewable energy summit, says fossil dependence will keep disrupting economies
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India hit its 50% non-fossil power pledge years early: the NDC and ISA facts GS3 expects
PM flags fossil-fuel risk; India met its 50% non-fossil capacity pledge early.
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What you need to know
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated a renewable energy summit and expo running until 5 November, warning that overdependence on fossil fuels will continue to disrupt the global economy.
He noted that India met its Paris Agreement pledge of drawing half of its installed power capacity from non-fossil sources in 2025, well before the 2030 target.
The event is held alongside an International Solar Alliance meeting.
ଉତ୍ସ: Topper IAS editorial (PIB / The Hindu / Indian Express)
ମୁଖ୍ୟ ତଥ୍ୟ
Remember these
- PM Modi inaugurated a renewable energy summit and expo running until 5 November, held alongside an International Solar Alliance (ISA) meeting.
- India met its Paris Agreement pledge of 50% non-fossil installed power capacity in 2025, ahead of the 2030 target.
- The 50% non-fossil capacity goal is part of India's updated Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) under the Paris Agreement.
- The International Solar Alliance is a treaty-based body of solar-rich countries, launched by India and France in 2015 and headquartered in Gurugram.
- The PM warned that overdependence on fossil fuels will keep disrupting the global economy.
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How the exam will ask it
ପ୍ରିଲିମ୍ସ
- India's updated NDC commits to 50 per cent cumulative installed electric power capacity from non-fossil sources by 2030.
- Nationally Determined Contributions are the climate action targets each party submits under the Paris Agreement.
- The International Solar Alliance was launched by India and France at COP21 in 2015 and is headquartered in India.
- Installed capacity share differs from actual electricity generation share; the 50 per cent pledge concerns capacity.
ମେନ୍ସ
GS3: Energy security and climate commitments. India has met its non-fossil capacity pledge early, yet coal still dominates actual generation, so the issue is the gap between capacity and generation. Policy levers include storage, grid upgrades, transmission, domestic manufacturing and ISA-led finance; the way forward is raising ambition while ensuring a just transition and reliable round-the-clock supply.
Quick recall
Answer before you reveal
Under India's updated Nationally Determined Contribution under the Paris Agreement, what share of cumulative installed electric power capacity is to come from non-fossil sources by 2030?
- 40 per cent
- 45 per cent
- 50 per cent
- 60 per cent
ଉତ୍ତର ଦେଖନ୍ତୁ
ଉତ୍ତର: C — Correct: 50 per cent — The updated NDC raised the non-fossil share of installed power capacity to 50 per cent by 2030. • 40 per cent — wrong: Forty per cent was the target in India's first 2015 pledge, which was later raised. • 45 per cent — wrong: Forty-five per cent relates to the emissions-intensity reduction goal, not the capacity share. • 60 per cent — wrong: Sixty per cent is not a commitment in India's NDC.
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