Published: 6th Nov, 2021
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As part of a five-point action plan, the Indian government has announced that the country will reach carbon neutrality by 2070.
What is ‘net zero’?
- Net Zero refers to a balance where emissions of greenhouse gases are offset by the absorption of an equivalent amount from the atmosphere.
- It is seen as a critical measure to successfully tackle climate change and its devastating consequences.
The other important commitments
- India will increase its non-fossil energy capacity to 550GW by 2030.
- India will meet 50% of its energy requirement from renewable energy by 2030.
- India will reduce the total projected carbon emissions by one billion tonnes from now to 2030.
- India will reduce the carbon intensity of its economy by 45% (from a previous target of 35%).
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