Climate change is a global emergency that goes beyond national borders. It is an issue that requires international cooperation and coordinated solutions at all levels. UN Climate Change (COP21) mandates substantial reduction in global greenhouse gas emissions to hold global temperature increase to well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels and pursue efforts to limit it to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels,.

India has demonstrated its commitment to the COP26 by formally amending its Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) to lower the emissions intensity of its GDP by 45% by 2030 compared to 2005 levels. To achieve its commitments India has set in motion an ambitious target of 500 GW of Renewal Energy capacity by 2030.

India’s announcement that it aims to reach net zero emissions by 2070 and to meet fifty percent of its electricity requirements from renewable energy sources by 2030 is a hugely significant moment for the global fight against climate change.

India thus, is pioneering a new model of economic development that could avoid the carbon-intensive approaches that many countries have pursued in the past – and provide a blueprint for other developing economies.

Speaking on the action front, India has overachieved its commitment made at COP 26 Summit by already meeting 40% of its power capacity from non-fossil fuels- almost nine years ahead of its commitment and the share of solar in India’s energy mix have grown phenomenally.