But Environment Secretary RPG Gupta told reporters that declaring net zero is not a solution to the climate crisis.
“It’s more important how much carbon you’re going to put into the atmosphere before you reach net zero.”
The United States, Britain and the European Union have set a target date of 2050 for reaching net zero, by which point they will emit only an amount of greenhouse gases that can be absorbed by forests, crops, soil and still embryos. could. What “Carbon Capture Technology.
Critics say both China and Saudi Arabia have set targets for 2060, but they are largely meaningless without concrete action now.
Gupta cited the Indian government’s calculations that between now and the middle of the century the United States will release 92 gigatonnes of carbon into the atmosphere and 62 gigatons to the European Union. He said China would have added a staggering 450 gigatonnes by the date of its net zero target.
Delegates from around 200 countries will meet in Glasgow, Scotland from October 31 to November. 12 for climate talks to strengthen action to combat global warming under the 2015 Paris Agreement.
Officials say that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend the conference as a sign that the country is taking climate change seriously. Chinese President Xi Jinping is not expected.
While working towards net zero, countries are expected to announce new and stronger intermediate targets to cut emissions.
Environment Minister Bhupendra Yadav said India is on track to achieve the targets set in the 2015 Paris conference and has left the door open to revise them. “All options are on the table,” he said.
India has committed to reducing the emission intensity of its GDP by 33% from 2005 levels by 2030, achieving a reduction of 24% by 2016.
Some environmental experts say India may consider reducing its emissions intensity by 40 per cent dependent on finances and whether it has access to new technologies.
Yadav said he would measure the success of the Glasgow summit by how much it contributed to climate finance to help developing countries cut their emissions while ensuring economic growth.
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