26 Feb India Energy Outlook 2021 report
(General Studies- Paper 3, Environmental Reports
Source- The Hindu)
Context
The International Energy agency releases the India energy Outlook 2021 report. it is a special report from the International Energy agency world energy Outlook series
About the report
- The report has been released by International Energy agency
- This report aims to ensure a reliable affordable and sustainable energy for a growing population
- The opportunities and challenges ahead for India
- It examines the long-term impacts of the pandemic on India’s energy supply demand and investment using the latest available energy data
- It also suggest Pathways out of the crisis
- India will be third largest energy consumer by 2030
- At present India is the fourth largest global energy consumer behind China the US and the European Union
- India share in the growth of the renewable energy in the second largest in the world after China
International Energy agency
- This is an autonomous intergovernmental Organisation established in 1974 in Paris France
- It mainly focuses on its energy policies which include economic development, energy security and environmental protection.
- India became an associate member of IEA in March 2017 but it was in engagement with IE a long before its Association with the organisation
- The world energy Outlook report is released by IEA annually
-Khyati Khare
Daily Current Affairs 26 February 2021.
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