Brasilia, June 5 -- Underlining India's key achievements and initiatives in its fight against climate change, Harivansh Narayan Singh, Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha, said that India has decoupled economic growth from emissions. He was addressing a forum on Climate and sustainability at the 11th BRICS Parliamentary Forum in Brasilia, Brazil, on Thursday.

Harivansh informed the forum that India's climate actions are based on equity and the principle of common but differentiated responsibilities.

"India has progressively continued decoupling economic growth from emissions. Between 2005 and 2020, India's emission intensity of Gross Domestic Product reduced by 36%," he said.

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