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BTR: India’s First Biannual Transparency Report

19 February 20251 min read
ENVIRONMENT & ECOLOGYBTR: India’s FirstBiannualTransparencyReport19 February 2025safalsetu.com

Why in the news

India is preparing its first BTR, having missed the December 2024 deadline that many countries also overshot.

Key facts

  • Data: up to 2022; the previous BUR stopped at 2020.
  • Trend: emissions fell 7.93% in 2020 versus 2019 during COVID-19 lockdowns; a rise is expected now, matching global trends.
  • India’s share: roughly 4-5% of global emissions; per capita emissions are below one-third of the global average.

Background

  • The 2015 Paris Agreement (COP-21) brought all signatory countries under stronger transparency rules.

Exam angle

  • Related terms: BUR, UNFCCC, COP-21.

Test yourself

1. Who reviews the Biannual Transparency Report, unlike earlier BURs?

The BTR undergoes review by independent UNFCCC-accredited experts.

2. India's first BTR is expected to include emissions data up to which year?

It covers data up to 2022; the last BUR ended at 2020.

3. India's share in global emissions is roughly how much, per the notes?

India accounts for about 4-5% of global emissions.

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