BUR-4 updates the Third National Communication (TNC) and contains the National Greenhouse Gas (GHG) inventory for the year 2020.
- The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change is India's nodal ministry for managing and coordinating climate change activities and reporting under Article 4.1 of UNFCCC.
Key Highlights of report
- GHG emissions: It has decreased by 7.93% in 2020 compared to 2019.
- Sector wise Emissions: Energy ( 75.66%)> Agriculture( 13.72%)>Industrial Process and Product Use (8.06%)>Waste (2.56%).
- Emission Intensity of GDP: It has reduced by 36% (Between 2005 to 2020)
- Share of non-fossil sources: It constitutes 46.52% of installed electricity generation capacity (October 2024)
- Generation of Carbon Sinks: An additional carbon sink of 2.29 billion tonnes of CO2 have been created through forest and tree cover (2005 to 2021)
- Forest and tree cover: It currently stands at 25.17% of the country's total geographical area and has consistently increased
