New Delhi: India has topped in emissions related to crop burning, accounting for 13 per cent of total global emissions for the period 2015-2020, according to a new report released by climate tech startup. Blue Sky Analytics, which is also part of the global alliance “Climate Trace”.
Blue Sky Analytics, Indian climate tech startup founded IIT Alumni also pointed to 12.2 per cent contribution by India in cropland fire emissions in 2020.
Data in the report reveals new insights into recent trends in biomass fires, including emissions from forest and crop residue fires in India. For example, data confirms a declining trend in crop fires between 2016 and 2019, citing a decrease. GHG Emissions due to crop land fires increased by 11.39 percent during the said period.
However, it also points to a 12.8 per cent increase in emissions in 2019-20, increasing India’s global contribution to 12.2 per cent.
Climate Trace is a global alliance with the mission to accelerate climate action by providing independent high-resolution and near-real-time (GHG) emissions data. Its innovative approach fills a critical knowledge gap for countries that rely on a patchwork system of self-reporting that currently serves as the basis for most of the current emissions inventory.
“For effective climate action, it is necessary to have an independent, systems-level view of emissions. This is especially important for sources such as fires, which are rapidly increasing in frequency and scale, but whose emissions are still being measured. is also poorly tracked and accounts for most of the multi-sector inventory,” said Abhilasha Purwar, One Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) alumnus and founder and CEO of Blue Sky Analytics.
Blue Sky Analytics’ emissions projections include both fires caused by human activities, including the burning of forest areas for conversion to agricultural land or crop residues, and wildfire activity, which creates a comprehensive picture of fire emissions. does.
By combining multiple satellite data sources for active fire identification and characteristics with high-resolution global land cover maps, these estimates complement existing country-level reporting methods, which are primarily based on seasonal estimates and on-the-ground measurements of the burned area. depend.
“For too long, climate action has been hindered by a lack of independent, verifiable data on emissions. Climate TRACE is built on the assumption that we can only manage what we can measure,” said former US vice president and Climate TRACE Coalition Explained Convenor Member al Gore.
“We are helping to create an equal playing field for everyone who wants to take an active role in reducing emissions – from government ministers and regulators to investors and business leaders to journalists and civic activists. The new era will put everything out in the open,” he said.
Blue Sky Analytics, Indian climate tech startup founded IIT Alumni also pointed to 12.2 per cent contribution by India in cropland fire emissions in 2020.
Data in the report reveals new insights into recent trends in biomass fires, including emissions from forest and crop residue fires in India. For example, data confirms a declining trend in crop fires between 2016 and 2019, citing a decrease. GHG Emissions due to crop land fires increased by 11.39 percent during the said period.
However, it also points to a 12.8 per cent increase in emissions in 2019-20, increasing India’s global contribution to 12.2 per cent.
Climate Trace is a global alliance with the mission to accelerate climate action by providing independent high-resolution and near-real-time (GHG) emissions data. Its innovative approach fills a critical knowledge gap for countries that rely on a patchwork system of self-reporting that currently serves as the basis for most of the current emissions inventory.
“For effective climate action, it is necessary to have an independent, systems-level view of emissions. This is especially important for sources such as fires, which are rapidly increasing in frequency and scale, but whose emissions are still being measured. is also poorly tracked and accounts for most of the multi-sector inventory,” said Abhilasha Purwar, One Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) alumnus and founder and CEO of Blue Sky Analytics.
Blue Sky Analytics’ emissions projections include both fires caused by human activities, including the burning of forest areas for conversion to agricultural land or crop residues, and wildfire activity, which creates a comprehensive picture of fire emissions. does.
By combining multiple satellite data sources for active fire identification and characteristics with high-resolution global land cover maps, these estimates complement existing country-level reporting methods, which are primarily based on seasonal estimates and on-the-ground measurements of the burned area. depend.
“For too long, climate action has been hindered by a lack of independent, verifiable data on emissions. Climate TRACE is built on the assumption that we can only manage what we can measure,” said former US vice president and Climate TRACE Coalition Explained Convenor Member al Gore.
“We are helping to create an equal playing field for everyone who wants to take an active role in reducing emissions – from government ministers and regulators to investors and business leaders to journalists and civic activists. The new era will put everything out in the open,” he said.
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