: To achieve net-zero by 2050, India needs clean energy installations on land the size of Bihar #IndiaNEWS If India were to implement a net-zero target by 2050, an area of at least about 65,000 sq km

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To achieve net-zero by 2050, India needs clean energy installations on land the size of Bihar #IndiaNEWS
If India were to implement a net-zero target by 2050, an area of at least about 65,000 sq km – equivalent to about half the size of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu – is required for large-scale installation of solar and wind power, a latest report has found.The study by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis estimated that solar and wind power infrastructure could together occupy 65,000 sq km to 95,000 sq km of land, which is 1.97%-2.88% of India’s total landmass of 32.8 lakh sq km. To put it in perspective, 95,000 sq km of land is equivalent to the size of Bihar.The report notes the potential for land-use conflict that can arise over renewable energy installations, even in sparsely populated areas, slowing the rollout of infrastructure across the country.A country can be considered net-zero when its greenhouse gas emissions are sequestered either through natural or artificial carbon sinks. According to the United Nations, the entire world has to achieve net-zero emission by 2050 to limit the global temperature rise well below 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. India is under tremendous pressure to announce its own net-zero targets but it has resisted it so far.Ambitious targets In August, India had said that “reaching...Read more

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