Indo-German Support project for Climate Action in India

The Indian government is targeting an unconditional reduction in the emissions intensity of its GDP by 45 per cent by 2030 compared to 2005 levels, according to its updated Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC). The project supports the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) with the coordination and implementation of Indian climate and biodiversity policies. The project aims to strengthen capacities of selected decision makers at the national and state level to develop innovative approaches for implementation of India’s NDCs and climate policy. The project develops models for public-private sector collaboration implementing demonstration projects in selected states to establish a climate co-benefit roadmap. Aligned to priorities of the MoEFCC, project activities focus on two selected areas: circular economy and biodiversity. The project implements the interface function for IKI projects in India to foster synergies.

Project data

Countries: India
IKI funding: 10,000,000.00 €
Duration: 04/2021 till 09/2026
Status: open
Implementing organisation: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
Political Partner: Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) - India
Implementing Partner: The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) - India
Online: https://iki-india.com/public/index.php

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State of implementation/results

The project developed methodologies to quantify and report climate co-benefits for Government of India development programmes that are not explicitly climate-focused. These methodologies are being developed for Single-Use Plastics ban policies, urban forestry schemes, and wetland programmes, and can be used by public and private sector entities to account for climate impacts.
The project cooperates with Public Sector Enterprises (PSEs) in partnership with the Standing Conference of Public Enterprises (SCOPE). This partnership focuses on capacity-building measures to decarbonise hard-to-abate sectors, explores low-carbon production processes, resource-efficient practices, and improved access to climate finance.
The project is supporting the Steel Authority of India Limited in collaboration with SCOPE in conducting a Techno-Commercial Feasibility Study for resource efficiency and green hydrogen integration in steel production in one of its steel production plants in Central India.
To decarbonise the cement sector in India, the project supports the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi in conducting research and promoting commercial production and use of low-carbon cement. IIT Delhi supported JK Cement to achieve India’s first ever commercial production of low-carbon cement Limestone-Calcined-Clay-Cement (LC3), and one of the major real estate builders Lodha Group placed a commercial order to use the LC3 cement at one of its construction sites in Mumbai.
With the support to decarbonise steel and cement sector, the project strengthens India’s contribution to the Leadership Group for Industry Transition (LeadIT). The project is conducting knowledge exchange workshops on LeadIT to enhance the participation of PSEs in the platform.
The project implements the IKI India Interface function with The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI). It represents IKI at key national forums, organises the annual IKI India Networking Workshop, IKI India thematic and community events, publishes the IKI India Newsletters and runs the IKI India website for strengthening synergies among across the IKI India portfolio.
The project supports India’s peatland inventory and assessment initiative in collaboration with the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) and Wetlands International South Asia. The initiative aims to comprehensively map India’s potential peatland distribution, assess its carbon storage potential, and identify priority areas for restoration.

Latest Update:
06/2026