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India released Long Term Strategy (LTS) for Low Carbon Development at CoP27 in Egypt.
All that you need to know about LTS for UPSC in this thread. Save it to your notes! ๐Ÿ”๐Ÿ“š (1/10)
Need of LTS๐Ÿค”
2015 Paris Agreement mandated all parties to submit two climate action plans.
- Short Term (aka Nationally Determined Contributions or NDCs)
- Long Term Strategy (LTS) (2/10)
NDCs๐Ÿ˜ณ
- To be submitted every 5 yrs (till 2030)
- Elaborates on 5-10 yr action plan
- India's NDCs include 50% renewable share, 45% reduction in emission(s) from 2005 levels etc. (3/10)
LTS๐Ÿ˜Š
- No time frame for LTS
- To reach net zero destination (India: 2070, China 2060, most developed 2050) (4/10)
What's India's LTS?๐Ÿฅฐ
- Lists key focus areas and specific interventions
- These interventions are what India has already taken or planning to!
India plans to intervene in 5 sectors. Which 5 and how to remember them? (5/10)
Mnemonic: U-FITE (Read like You-Fight)๐Ÿคฏ
U: Urban design
F: Forestry
I: Industry
T: Transport
E: Energy & Electricity (6/10)
Other key takeaways ๐Ÿ’
- Finance & Investments (key enabler in LTS vision)
- Focus on LiFE
- Research & Innovation emphasized (in green energy)
- Adaptation, Resilience & Int'l cooperation (in irrigation and disaster infra) (7/10)
What is missing?๐Ÿ˜ฎ
- Agriculture
- Carbon Pricing (8/10)
Way Forward๐Ÿ›ฃ๏ธ
- Next iterations shall include actionable information
- Prioritize sectoral actions based on data and research
- Individual to International approach (9/10)
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