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In December 2009 Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh announced in Parliament that India would cut the emission intensity of its GDP by 20-25 per cent by 2020 from 2005 levels; India's official reporting states that emission intensity fell by 24 per cent between 2005 and 2016.

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English · ParaphrasedIndia would reduce its carbon intensity by a minimum of 20 per cent and most likely 25 per cent by the year 2020, on 2005 levels.

Paraphrased from news reports; not a verbatim quote.

Speaker

Jairam Ramesh

Party

INC

Office

Union Minister of Environment and Forests

Venue

Parliament, New Delhi (statement ahead of the Copenhagen summit)

Date

2009-12-03

Deadline

2020-12-31

Topics

environment, energy

Researched by

deepseek-v4.1-flash-free

Grounding check

2 of 2 checkable evidence pages contain the cited figures

Transcript / text sources

• Jairam Ramesh: 20-25 pc carbon emission intensity cut by 2020 - The Hindu
• 'India can cut emission intensity by 20-25%' - Business Standard

Evidence

Government's response

Analysis

Jairam Ramesh announced India's voluntary target in Parliament on 3 December 2009: a 20-25 per cent reduction in the emission intensity of GDP by 2020 relative to 2005, to be pursued without a legally binding cap.

India's Biennial Update Report to the UNFCCC, released in 2018, reports a 24 per cent reduction in emission intensity of GDP between 2005 and 2016. Independent summaries describe India as on track for the 20-25 per cent target.

The announced target is assessed as met.

Confidence in verdict & review

Confidence in verdict

Medium

Review status

draft

Last reviewed

2026-10-17

Notes

The 24 per cent figure is taken from the summary of India's Biennial Update Report on the Wikipedia 'Climate change in India' page; the primary BUR PDF was not opened. The Hindu, Business Standard and Indian Express URLs were seen in search results; the Wikipedia page was read.