Pathways for Meeting India’s Climate Goals

The analysis indicates that India's 2030 mitigation goal is achievable through the effective implementation of five specific policies—the PAT scheme, Dedicated Freight Corridor, clean environment cess, 2022 renewable power targets, and the Energy Conservation Building Code—while maintaining GDP growth. However, the paper notes a need for increased transparency in greenhouse gas accounting and suggests that further emissions intensity reductions are possible by addressing institutional, financial, and technological barriers.

• India is currently progressing toward its 2030 mitigation goal, although the process requires more transparency to ensure robust greenhouse gas (GHG) accounting.
• The 2030 mitigation goal is achievable if five specific policies and actions are fully and effectively implemented: the Perform, Achieve, and Trade (PAT) scheme, the Dedicated Freight Corridor (DFC), the clean environment cess, renewable power targets for 2022, and the Energy Conservation Building Code (ECBC) for services sector energy efficiency.
• India can achieve its climate goals without sacrificing GDP growth and can further lower its GHG emissions intensity by overcoming existing technological, financial, institutional, and policy barriers.

APA

World Resources Institute (n.d.). Pathways for Meeting India’s Climate Goals. https://www.wri.org/research/pathways-meeting-indias-climate-goals

Chicago

World Resources Institute. Pathways for Meeting India’s Climate Goals. n.d. https://www.wri.org/research/pathways-meeting-indias-climate-goals.

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BibTeX

@techreport{worldresourcesinstitutendpathways, author = {{World Resources Institute}}, title = {{Pathways for Meeting India’s Climate Goals}}, institution = {World Resources Institute}, url = {https://www.wri.org/research/pathways-meeting-indias-climate-goals}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }