Unlock Elite Access: Level Up Your Preparation with Exclusive Content

Geography Optional 300+ Score Pack · Model answer

How is energy transition seen as an instrument for achieving zero carbon by 2050?

  • UPSC 2021
  • Economic Geography

Energy transition is the structural shift of the primary energy base from fossil carbon to low-carbon sources — a change in fuel mix and conversion technology, not in volume alone.

You are reading the opening of the model answer. The full answer is part of the Geography Optional 300+ Score Pack.

What the full answer covers

  • Step One — Decarbonising Electricity, the Upstream Node
  • Step Two — Electrifying End Uses and Managing Intermittency
  • Step Three — Hydrogen and Biofuels for Hard-to-Abate Sectors
  • Step Four — Absorbing the Residue through Sinks and CCUS
  • The Redrawn Energy Map and Differentiated Timelines

Unlock this answer and 800+ more

  • 820 solved PYQ model answers (2013–2026), Paper I and Paper II
  • Topic-wise across all 20 syllabus units
  • 20 PYQ Pattern Analysis & Strategy reports, one per unit
  • Diagrams and maps drawn inside the answers, where you would draw them
  • 500 days of access from the day you enrol, on phone, laptop or tablet

₹1,770₹2,50029% off

Get Geography Optional 300+ Score Pack @ ₹1,770 →

One-time payment · No subscription · Instant access · UPI, cards, RuPay

See every Economic Geography question (88 solved) →Already enrolled? Log in