The announcement was made by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Monday, Glasgow. The third largest greenhouse gas transmitter of the planet was rejected so far to engage on this point.
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India has created the surprise, Monday, 1 in Glasgow, Scotland. The South Asian giant has set itself the goal of achieving carbon neutrality by 2070, the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, pronounced the Prime Minister, pronounced the opening of COP26. India, the third greenhouse gas transmitter behind China and the United States, was the only country among the largest polluters in the planet not having made a commitment on the issue of carbon neutrality. “The Prime Minister, faithful to his style, took everyone from the short and the objective he has fixed is particularly ambitious,” says Souza Swati, research manager for climate action at the National Foundation for India.
Last week, India was rehabilitating an objective of carbon neutrality. “Carbon neutrality is not a solution, which matters is the amount of carbon that will be emitted in the atmosphere before reaching the net zero,” said Rameshwar Prasad Gupta, the highest official of the Ministry of the Environment, during a meeting with the press, highlighting the small part of the cumulative emissions of India. Since the pre-industrial era, the latter have only about 3.5% of the world total, where those in the United States account for about 20% and those of the European Union for 15%.
To avoid catastrophic climate impacts, scientists estimate that the net net must be reached by 2050, twenty years before the date established by the Indian Prime Minister. “India likes to set goals below what it is able to do in order to better overcome them. If the country holds all its other promises, then it could reach carbon neutrality before 2070”, Judge Swati D ‘Souza. India has announced that it also would increase its non-fossil energy capabilities at 500 gigawatts by 2030, ensuring 50% of its needs through renewable energies. Another promise made Monday by the Prime Minister: the reduction of the carbon intensity of the economy of 45% by 2030.
“Significant moment”
The challenge for India will be to finance this transition. The country still depends on coal that currently generates 70% of its energy needs. “It is estimated that 20 million people live from the coal industry and this transition will take some time,” Swati details Souza. Narendra Modi has not failed to emphasize that developing countries would need the support of developed countries. “India expects developed countries to make $ 1,000 billion in climate financing as soon as possible,” he said. This is ten times more than the goal of mobilizing $ 100 billion a year, that developed countries should not reach before 2023. “India has placed the ball in the camp of developed countries,” said Arunabha Ghosh , from the Council on Energy, the Environment and Water, a Think Tank based in New Delhi, and now it “will not only monitor climate action, but also the climate financing brought,” he continued .
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