According to two officials with knowledge of the most recent assessment prepared for submission to the UN, India's rate of carbon emissions decreased by a faster-than-expected 33% in 14 years as renewable energy output surged and the amount of forest cover expanded.
According to the report's conclusions, India is on track to fulfill its obligation under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) to reduce emissions intensity by 45% from 2005 levels by 2030. From 2005 to 2019, according to authorities familiar with the Third National Communication (TNC) report's preparations, India's rate of emissions intensity—the total quantity of greenhouse gas emissions generated for every unit rise in GDP—fell by 33%. In the years 2016 to 2019, India's average rate of emissions reduction improved to 3% annually from just under 1.5% in the years 2014 to 2016. India has recently made an effort to promote green hydrogen, which is produced by splitting water molecules with renewable energy. Higher carbon reduction goals are being resisted by developing nations, particularly India, who claim that the unrestricted use of fossil fuels by industrialized nations has depleted resources.