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India sets up committee for implementation of climate change targets

The Apex Committee for Implementation of Paris Agreement (AIPA) will have members from 14 ministries.

Paris Agreement to constrain India's energy policy
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India has pledged to cut the emissions intensity of gross domestic product (GDP) by 33 to 35 per cent by 2030 from 2005 levels.

Shreya Jai New Delhi
The Centre has set up a committee which will oversee the implementation of climate change targets that India has committed to under the 2015 Paris Agreement.
 
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) on Wednesday issued a Gazette notification on forming a high-level inter-ministerial Apex Committee for Implementation of Paris Agreement (AIPA).
 
“The purpose of the AIPA is to generate a coordinated response on climate change matters which ensures that India is on track to meet its obligations under the Paris Agreement, including its Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC),” said the public statement by MoEFCC.
 
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