New Delhi: The much-anticipated climate talks are set to begin in Glasgow, Scotland, on Sunday, with all eyes on the number of countries announcing their net-zero carbon emissions targets. From India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend the COP26 summit.
Ahead of the conference, however, India has maintained that announcing a net-zero carbon emissions target is not a solution to the climate crisis, the report said.
According to an AP report, Environment Minister Bhupendra Yadav said the new targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions would be shared at an “appropriate time and place”.
He also said that rich countries should accept their “historic responsibility” and protect the interests of developing countries apart from those vulnerable to climate change.
India, the world’s third-largest emitter of greenhouse gases after China and the United States, has committed to reducing the emission intensity of its GDP by 33–35 percent from 2005 levels by 2030, and by 2016 A decrease of 24 percent has been achieved.
Yadav said India is on track to achieve the zero target set at the Paris summit in December 2015. Leaving the door open for them to revise, he said: “All options are on the table.” However, a UN-backed report released earlier this week said India has “significant space” for more ambitious goals.
But Environment Secretary RP Gupta said it is more important to create a path to reduce such emissions than to announce a target.
“How much carbon you’re going to put into the atmosphere before you reach net-zero is more important,” Gupta was quoted as saying by Reuters.
Citing government calculations, Gupta said the US would release 92 gigatonnes of carbon and the EU 62 gigatonnes between now and the middle of this century, adding that China added 450 gigatonnes by its net-zero target date. Will happen.
Minister stresses on climate finance
The US, UK and EU have set a target of 2050 to reach net zero, while
Both China and Saudi Arabia have set 2060 targets.
According to experts, however, this can only be achieved if some concrete action is taken now, the Reuters report said.
Quoting Yadav, reports said Glasgow’s success should be measured by how much it gave on climate finance, which he said would help the developing world reduce its greenhouse gas emissions while also boosting economic growth. will be sure. He said India reached its climate goals without the funding promised by rich countries.
Delegates from nearly 200 countries will meet in Glasgow from 31 October to 12 November as their climate talks aim to strengthen action under the 2015 Paris Agreement to tackle global warming.
All countries are expected to announce new and intermediate targets towards net-zero emissions.
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