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by 2026-27 from a 2018-19 baseline. The local government wants to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 9.64% every year by 2026-27, using 2017-18 as a baseline. Thane is in a high-rainfall zone and also faces the impacts of sealevel rise. million tonnes of CO2.
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