REUTERS/Adnan Abidi/File PhotoNEW DELHI, Aug 9 (Reuters) - India's greenhouse emissions rate dropped by a faster-than-expected 33% in 14 years as renewable energy generation rose and forest cover increased, according to two officials privy to latest assessment made for submission to the United Nations.
India's rate of emissions intensity - the total amount of greenhouse gas emissions emitted for every unit increase of gross domestic product (GDP) - fell by 33% from 2005 to 2019, officials privy to the preparations of the Third National Communication (TNC) report said.
India's average rate of reduction in emissions increased to 3% annually in the period 2016-2019, from just about 1.5% in the period 2014-2016.
The progress made on reducing emissions intensity should help India avert pressure by developed nations to stop using coal, the second official said.
Recently, India has also been trying to promote green hydrogen, manufactured by splitting water molecules using renewable energy.
Persons:
Adnan Abidi, Sarita Chaganti Singh, Simon Cameron, Moore
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New Delhi, India