India's in, but the world falls short of action needed to limit global warming

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he last major countries to reveal their new greenhouse gas emissions targets ahead of global talks in Paris have submitted their plans to the United Nations, but the collective commitments still sees the world falling short of the action needed to halt global warming at relatively safe levels.

India - the last big player
to submit to Paris its
greenhouse gas emissions.

India, the world's fourth-largest emitter and last big player to reveal its hand, on Friday said it would pursue a 33 to 35 per cent reduction to the emissions intensity of its economy by 2030 from 2005 levels.

The target is not the kind of absolute cuts to emissions that rich countries pledge to make, nor is it a vow to peak emissions as China has done. India will also aim to have 40 per cent of its electricity generation come from non-fossil fuel sources by 2030.

Read Tom Arup’s story in today’s Melbourne Age - “Greenhouse emissions targets:India commits before Paris but world falling short.”