One of the most dangerous threats to Humankind right now is Climate Change .
Some people may agree , some may not but Climate Change is Real .

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Paris Agreement

Climate change needs coordination among all countries because even if one part of the world , say Asian countries , are doing well in limited Carbon emissions but the other part of the world isn't then it is going to affect all .

This is why parties to UNFCCC met in 2015 and came to an agreement called as Paris Agreement , it came to force in 2016 .

Goal - to limit the global warming to well below 2 degree Celsius ( preferably less than 1.5 degree Celsius ) .

Nationally Determined Contributions - This is the voluntary declaration that each member country has determined and announced to decrease national emissions .

But since this post is about Indian climate status , we will talk about this in some other post .

4th Largest in the world

With respect to Renewable energy capacity , India is the 4th largest in the world currently .

Target set by government - 175 GW in renewable energy by 2022.
Current Status - 450 GW in renewable energy by 2030 .

Currently , Indian government is claiming that it will reach its targets well before the deadline .

Is it true ?

Current Share of different Renewable Energy

Wind Power: 38,124.15 MW (42.7%)
Solar Power: 36,050.74 MW (40.4%)
Biomass Power: 10,145.92 MW (11.4%)
Small Hydro Power: 4,739.97 MW (5.3%)
Waste-to-Power: 168.64 MW (0.2%)

As of September 2020, 89.22 GW is already operational, projects of 48.21 GW are at various stages of implementation and projects of 25.64 GW capacity are under various stages of bidding.

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Given these , it looks like they are on the right path and can achieve it .

Scope left in Solar energy

1. Since half of the country lies in Sub-tropical region , India has enormous potential for generating power using Solar Energy .

2. The Solar Rooftop Project has immense potential to increase the share of Solar energy and reach the targets earlier .

3. Proper implementation of "UrjaData/ KUSUM " Scheme which aims at providing additional income for farmers by replacing diesel pump set with solar pump set and linking it to the grid .

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Eventually all the nations must and should move towards renewable energy , it is good to see such a huge populated country achieve this at a faster pace .

Regards ,
MR.

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