CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -The United Nations Environment Programme and International Energy Agency jointly released a ‘Cooling Emissions and Policy Synthesis Report’ (CEPSR).

Detailed explanation-2: -India’s 2022 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.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Net Zero Emissions by 2050 Scenario (NZE) is a normative IEA scenario that shows a pathway for the global energy sector to achieve net zero CO2 emissions by 2050, with advanced economies reaching net zero emissions in advance of others.

Detailed explanation-4: -India now stands committed to reducing the emissions caused by activities for the nation’s economic growth by 45% by the year 2030 from 2005 levels, according to the new targets. The nation will also aim to achieve about 50% of its energy requirements from non-fossil fuel-based energy sources by the year 2030.

Detailed explanation-5: -Human activities are responsible for almost all of the increase in greenhouse gases in the atmosphere over the last 150 years. The largest source of greenhouse gas emissions from human activities in the United States is from burning fossil fuels for electricity, heat, and transportation.