UPSC Prelims 2026 · Question 31 of 96
UPSC Prelims 2026 question on India Long Term Low Emission Strategy
- ExamUPSC CSE
- Year2026
- PaperGeneral Studies Paper I
- SubjectEnvironment and Ecology
- TopicClimate Change
- DifficultyMedium
- TypeStatement
Consider the following statements with reference to India's response to climate change:
I. India's Long-Term Low Emission Development Strategy (LT-LEDS) is a crucial tool for achieving net-zero emissions by 2070.
II. India's 4th Biennial Update Report (BUR-4) submitted in December, 2024 recorded around 8% decrease in Greenhouse gas emissions in 2020 over 2019.
III. Climate-resilient development necessarily depends on quick and short-term achievement of emission reduction targets.
Which of the following relationships among the above statements is/are correct?
1. Statement I is empirically supported by statement II.
2. Statement III contradicts the approach implicit in statement I.
3. Statement I and statement III together establish the premise of long-term sustainability.
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Answer: B. 1 and 2
India submitted its Long-Term Low Emission Development Strategy (LT-LEDS) at the COP27 held in Sharm El Sheikh in 2022 under the framework of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Paris Agreement. It is a long-term roadmap prepared by countries to achieve climate goals, pursue economic development, reduce greenhouse gas emissions over time and align with the Paris Agreement temperature goals. It is generally targeted toward the mid-century period (around 2050-2070).
India submitted its 4th Biennial Update Report (BUR-4) to the UNFCCC on 30th December 2024. The report shows a 7.93% reduction in total GHG emissions in 2020 with respect to 2019.
Relationship 1 is correct: The BUR-4 finding of a 7.93% reduction in total GHG emissions in 2020 with respect to 2019 empirically supports and aids the Long-Term Low Emission Development Strategy described in Statement I.
Relationship 2 is correct: Statement III talks about quick and short-term achievement of emission reduction targets, and that is in contradiction with the Long-Term Low Emission Development Strategy implicit in Statement I.
Relationship 3 is not correct: Climate-resilient development does not necessarily depend on quick and short-term achievement of emission reduction targets, so Statements I and III do not together establish the premise of long-term sustainability.
Relationships 1 and 2 are correct, so the answer is Option (b).
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