Jharkhand forms a task force to study the impact of climate commitments

Jharkhand forms a task force to study the impact of climate commitments

Subject: Environment

Context-

• The Jharkhand government has formed a task force to study the impact on the state of commitments made by India at last year’s global climate summit.

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• At the COP26 summit in Glasgow last year, India committed to achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2070 and set a target of building the capacity to generate 500 GW of non-fossil fuel energy.

About the task force-

• The task force, comprising officials from 13 different departments, has been formed to assess the magnitude and nature of the effects of the “accelerated phase-out of coal mines and coal-based industries” on Jharkhand’s economy as well as on the communities that are directly or indirectly dependent on these industries.
• The task force is expected to deliver an interim report within 12 months.
• The state is endowed with rich coal resources, and a large number of coal-based industries are located in the state.
• So it is necessary to study the impact of such commitments on the state and its people and to prepare for a transition towards a green and sustainable model of development.

India’s commitment at the Glasgow summit-

• India presented the following five nectar elements (Panchamrit) of India’s climate action-

1. Reach 500GWNon-fossil energy capacity by 2030.
2. 50 per cent of its energy requirements from renewable energy by 2030.
3. Reduction of total projected carbon emissions by one billion tonnes from now to 2030.
4. Reduction of the carbon intensity of the economy by 45 per cent by 2030, over 2005 levels.
5. Achieving the target of net zero emissions by 2070.