Is India capable of enhancing its climate change targets for 2020-2030?

Two experts pointed to the stresses emerging in the solar power market with low bid values and increased tariffs on imports from China

India’s draft Biennial Update Report (BUR) has thrown up several questions for policymakers. The report notes that India has achieved a 21 per cent improvement on the emission intensity of its GDP over 2005 levels ensured that 35 per cent of its power capacity came from non-fossil fuel sources by 2018. 

In light of this, could India ratchet up its climate change commitments for 2020-2030 under the Paris Agreement? Does the better than expected performance on this front suggest India could relook at its domestic goals for energy mix? 

Officials and experts that Business Standard spoke to say several other