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H0lyW4ter t1_ivylczi wrote

Reply to comment by HungryHungryHippoes9 in Through solar power, India saved burning 19.4 million tonnes of coal in the first half of this year: Report by starwolf_98

>India is literally one of the lowest per capita emitters in the world.

Irrelevant. Total amount of emissions is what matters. Because that is what India has agreed upon: a 45% emission reduction below 2005 level by 2030 according to the Paris Climate Agreement.

So my point still stands and India isn't progressing towards that goal whatsoever. It is still increasing emissions in relation to the historical 2005 emissions.

Source: https://climateactiontracker.org/countries/india/

> India’s first NDC has three main elements:

> * An emissions-intensity target of 45% below 2005 levels by 2030;

> * A target of achieving 50% cumulative electric power installed capacity from non-fossil fuel-based energy resources by 2030; and

> * Creation of a carbon sink of 2.5 to 3 GtCO2e through additional forest and tree cover by 2030.

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H0lyW4ter t1_ivy9enk wrote

Reply to comment by HungryHungryHippoes9 in Through solar power, India saved burning 19.4 million tonnes of coal in the first half of this year: Report by starwolf_98

No need to be offensive. I'm just stating the problematic trend of increasing CO2 emissions given the fact that India is the 3rd most polluting country a year already

But good on them to apply more sustainable sources though. Hopefully they can turn the trend downwards just like the US and EU.

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H0lyW4ter t1_ivxt5bk wrote

Reply to comment by domthedumb in Through solar power, India saved burning 19.4 million tonnes of coal in the first half of this year: Report by starwolf_98

>India got 40% of its energy from renewables in 2021.

This is incorrect. India has 40% of installed capacity. Their renewable energy generation in 2021 was half of that; 20%.

Source https://yearbook.enerdata.net/renewables/renewable-in-electricity-production-share.html

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