India’s total Greenhouse Gas Emissions, GHG in 2020  has declined by 7.93 per cent as compared to 2019. According to the 4th Biennial Update Report submitted by India to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, India has progressively continued decoupling economic growth from GHG emissions. Between 2005 and 2020, India’s emission intensity of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) reduced by 36 per cent. According to the report, India’s forest and tree cover has consistently increased and currently stands at 25.17 percent  of the total geographical area of the country. During 2005 to 2021, additional carbon sink of 2.29 billion tonnes of CO2 equivalent has been created.

In a social media post, Union Minister of  Environment, Forest and  Climate Change Bhupender Yadav said that India is leading by example in sustainable growth. He said, as compared to 2005, India cut down its GHG emission intensity of GDP by 36 percent in 2020. He added that these numbers reflect Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s commitment to aligning economic progress with meaningful climate action.