Invertis Journal of Renewable Energy

India is 4^th largest emitter of CO₂ after USA, China and Russia. Under obligation to reduce carbon foot prints India has signed Paris agreement in April 2016. India has set its targets to reduce its carbon emission intensity i.e. emission per unit of GDP by 33–35% from 2005 levels. India is also committed to produce 40% of its installed electricity capacity from non- fossil fuels by year 2030. India has long coastline and has wave energy potential of around 40 GW. India is also blessed with intense solar irradiation. Carbon footprints of electricity generation in conventional thermal power plants amount to around 1000 g/kWh generation. CO₂ emission due to wave energy generation is around 25 to 50 g/kWh. Electricity generation with solar PV amounts to around 35 to 60 g/kWh. It is therefore evident that use of Wave -Solar Hybrid system of electricity generation will help India in reducing carbon foot prints considerably. It will also help India in achieving its target of 40% of total electricity generation from non-fossil fuel sources. This article discusses the estimate of carbon footprint reduction along coastal Maharashtra by exploiting wave and solar energy for electricity generation.