COP27: Biofuels and green H2 to power India's low-carbon growth

Minister outlines plan for carbon reduction

With a seven-point agenda, the Indian government for the first time has submitted its Long-Term Low Emission Development Strategy (LT-LDES) at the Conference of Parties (COP27) in Egypt. The agenda focuses on low-carbon electricity and transport systems, energy-efficient urban infrastructure, low-emission industrial systems, carbon mitigation technologies, enhanced forest cover, and economic and financial aspects of low-carbon development.

Leading the Indian delegation, Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Bhupender Yadav submitted the strategy to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) on Monday.

“This strategy is the product of extensive consultations inside the government and with other stakeholders.