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India will reach net-zero emissions by 2070, Modi says
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the world's third-biggest emitter will zero out pollution by 2070, the boldest statement of intent at the opening of the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow, Scotland.
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India May Say ‘No’ to 2050 Net Zero Goal
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India will reach net-zero emissions by 2070, Modi says
By Reuters India on Wednesday rejected calls to announce a net zero carbon emissions target and said it was more important for the world to lay out a pathway to reduce such emissions and avert a dangerous rise in global temperatures.
India, one of the world's top emitters of greenhouse gases, rejected calls for a net-zero emissions target on Wednesday, arguing that the world should focus on a plan for reducing emissions instead.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the world's third-biggest emitter will zero out pollution by 2070, the boldest statement of intent at the opening of the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow, Scotland.
India is committed to achieving net-zero emissions by 2070 and generating 50 percent of its power from renewable energy by 2030, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said at the U.N. Climate Change Conference (COP26) on Monday.
GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — India’s prime minister says his country will aim to stop adding greenhouse gases to the atmosphere by 2070 — two decades after the United States and
