India Ratified Paris Climate Agreement

1) Recently, India has ratified the Paris Agreement on Climate Change on 147th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. Which of the following statements is/are correct in this regard?

a) India is the 62nd country to ratify the agreement.
b) India accounts for 4.1% of the total emissions.
c) Both a and b
d) Neither a nor b

2) Which of the following is not the prime target of India to be achieved by 2030 under the Paris Agreement on Climate Change?

a) Reducing greenhouse gas emissions per unit of GDP by 33-35%.
b) Generation of minimum 40% of electricity from non-fossil fuels.
c) Increasing forest cover to create additional carbon sink of 2.5-3 billion tonnes.
d) Generation of 300 GW of solar installed capacity by 2022.

Answer

1) c
2) d, India has also committed for generation of 100 GW of solar installed capacity and 100 GW of wind installed capacity by 2022 in addition to 15 GW of biogas installed capacity.