Three-Day Workshop at CSIR-IIP with MoEFCC Strengthens India Greenhouse Gas Inventory Systems

📌 Summary:

• A three-day knowledge-sharing workshop on the National Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Inventory was jointly organised by CSIR-Indian Institute of Petroleum (CSIR-IIP) and the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) at Dehradun, 20-22 May 2026
• India recently submitted its first Biennial Transparency Report (BTR-1) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
• The workshop focused on GHG accounting for the Energy and Industrial Processes and Product Use (IPPU) sectors, including iron and steel, road transport, pipeline transportation, fugitive emissions and process emissions
• Discussions covered the Enhanced Transparency Framework, key gaps in inventory preparation, and developing country-specific emission factors for India
• The role of ethanol blending in transport fuels and its contribution to reducing fuel imports was discussed, in line with the Viksit Bharat 2047 vision
• The workshop concluded with deliberations on timely submission of India BTR-2 by end-2026 and BTR-3 by 2028

🎯 UPSC Relevance: GS3 Environment — climate change, India UNFCCC commitments, emissions accounting and the Enhanced Transparency Framework.

📝 Prelims Facts:

• India submitted its first Biennial Transparency Report (BTR-1) to the UNFCCC
• The Enhanced Transparency Framework is part of the Paris Agreement reporting system
• IPPU = Industrial Processes and Product Use, a key emissions accounting sector

🔑 Key Term: Biennial Transparency Report (BTR) — a report that countries submit to the UNFCCC under the Paris Agreement Enhanced Transparency Framework, detailing emissions and progress on climate action.