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The EU also retained its position at the Copenhagen
Summit committing to cut emissions by 20 per cent by 2020 from
1990 levels and promised to raise the target to 30 per cent if
other large emitters made similarly ambitious pledges.
Though agriculture sector contributes around 14 per cent
of the total GHG emissions, India has kept it out of the
purview of the mitigations actions in its blueprint submitted
to the UN to ensure food security and that the needs of a
teeming population are not compromised.
"The mitigation actions will also not apply to
agriculture sector. The emissions from agriculture sector will
be excluded from the assessment of emissions intensity," says
the submission.
India also said it intends to implement its mitigation
actions in accordance with the provisions of the relevant
national legislations and policies and will elaborate in due
course the actions required in various sectors to achieve the
overall objective of the emissions intensity reduction.
India has already set up an expert group on low carbon
growth economy under the Chairmanship of economist Kirit Parik
to suggest ways for adaptation and mitigation actions
sector-wise.
While 194 countries, including the US, China and India,
at the two-week UN summit in the Danish Capital last month
took note of the Copenhagen deal, they were given January 31
deadline to list actions and targets to curb greenhouse gases
causing global warming. PTI