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Programme was approved in 2007 and includes measures to strengthen
the energy legal system.
In it’s Twelfth Five-Year Plan, China has, for the first time, set
for itself, a carbon-intensity reduction target of 17 per cent by 2015.
Similarly, the Government of India, in the Twelfth Five-Year Plan, has
recognized low carbon development and inclusive growth. Table 1.2
lists the domestic policy objectives related to low carbon growth in
China and India.
The visit of President of the People’s Republic of China to India
in September 2014 and the visit of the Indian Prime Minister to the
People’s Republic of China in May 2015 reinforced China-India
bilateral cooperation with the signing of thirty six agreements between
the two countries. To strengthen the bilateral ties between the two
countries the Indian government has set the goal of “INCH (India-
China) towards MILES (Millennium of Exceptional Synergy).
In May 2015, a “Joint Statement on Climate Change between
India and China” was released that highlighted that “the two biggest
developing countries, China and India are undertaking ambitious
actions domestically on combating climate change through plans,
policies and measures on mitigation and adaptation despite the
enormous scale of their challenges in terms of social and economic
development and poverty eradication”. The Agreement underscored
the bilateral partnership on climate change as being mutually
beneficial and global relevant to address the challenge of climate
change. The two countries look to enhance bilateral dialogue on
domestic climate policies and multilateral negotiations. In addition to
adaptation, the countries have emphasized on cooperation in several
low carbon development areas such as clean energy technologies,
energy conservation, energy efficiency, renewable energy, sustainable
transportation, and low-carbon urbanization.
At the 15th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP15) to the
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, India
and China, along with their BASIC partners (Brazil and South Africa)
made a significant contribution in drafting the ‘Copenhagen Accord’.
Under this Accord, India and China have pledged to reduce the
emissions intensity of their GDP by 20–25 per cent and 40–45 per cent,
respectively, by 2020 in comparison to their respective 2005 levels. In
its Twelfth Five-Year Plan, China has set prudent economic growth
targets while emphasizing on social sectors and addressing key
environment issues (including pollutants). For the first time in a Five
Year Plan, apart from energy intensity targets, China has set for itself a
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the energy legal system.
In it’s Twelfth Five-Year Plan, China has, for the first time, set
for itself, a carbon-intensity reduction target of 17 per cent by 2015.
Similarly, the Government of India, in the Twelfth Five-Year Plan, has
recognized low carbon development and inclusive growth. Table 1.2
lists the domestic policy objectives related to low carbon growth in
China and India.
The visit of President of the People’s Republic of China to India
in September 2014 and the visit of the Indian Prime Minister to the
People’s Republic of China in May 2015 reinforced China-India
bilateral cooperation with the signing of thirty six agreements between
the two countries. To strengthen the bilateral ties between the two
countries the Indian government has set the goal of “INCH (India-
China) towards MILES (Millennium of Exceptional Synergy).
In May 2015, a “Joint Statement on Climate Change between
India and China” was released that highlighted that “the two biggest
developing countries, China and India are undertaking ambitious
actions domestically on combating climate change through plans,
policies and measures on mitigation and adaptation despite the
enormous scale of their challenges in terms of social and economic
development and poverty eradication”. The Agreement underscored
the bilateral partnership on climate change as being mutually
beneficial and global relevant to address the challenge of climate
change. The two countries look to enhance bilateral dialogue on
domestic climate policies and multilateral negotiations. In addition to
adaptation, the countries have emphasized on cooperation in several
low carbon development areas such as clean energy technologies,
energy conservation, energy efficiency, renewable energy, sustainable
transportation, and low-carbon urbanization.
At the 15th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP15) to the
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, India
and China, along with their BASIC partners (Brazil and South Africa)
made a significant contribution in drafting the ‘Copenhagen Accord’.
Under this Accord, India and China have pledged to reduce the
emissions intensity of their GDP by 20–25 per cent and 40–45 per cent,
respectively, by 2020 in comparison to their respective 2005 levels. In
its Twelfth Five-Year Plan, China has set prudent economic growth
targets while emphasizing on social sectors and addressing key
environment issues (including pollutants). For the first time in a Five
Year Plan, apart from energy intensity targets, China has set for itself a
10 Low Carbon Development in China and India
