India must pursue a deep decarbonisation strategy across major sectors encompassing desirable pathways for sustainability. Explain (200 Words)
Refer - Financial Express
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IAS Parliament 2 years
KEY POINTS
· The initial goals must be pragmatic, and even incremental, as their achievement will lead to a well-calibrated, multi-sectoral decarbonisation strategy with ability to respond to changing situations.
· Decarbonisation of power sector has been the primary focus, as it is the easiest to mitigate with an established policy framework and the maturity of an array of renewable energy technologies.
· Deep decarbonisation of transport, industry and buildings: The initial focus of the transport sector has been on reduction of petro-products consumption, viz BS-VI grade fuels, biofuel blending and e-mobility.
· Heavy-duty applications, e.g., trucking, marine, aviation, will eventually transit to green hydrogen, but we must prepare for fuel-cell trucks quickly.
· The Indian industry has been at the forefront of energy efficiency, thanks to the PAT scheme, under Energy Conservation Act 2001; but this must be scaled up significantly.
· The biggest challenge is in the hard-to-abate sectors, viz cement, steel, plastics, aluminum, which globally account for 9.3 GT CO2/year.
· Deep decarbonisation of agriculture (land use & carbon removal: India’s arable land (1.75 million sqkm) and cattle population (300 million) offer huge potential for farm-based bio-economy, viz efficient production of biological resources.
· Climate finance will also support sustainable forestry management and afforestation as well as agroforestry, resulting in enhanced carbon sinks.
K. V. A 2 years
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IAS Parliament 2 years
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