India plans to achieve net zero by 2070

Even as India prepares to communicate its updated 2030 climate targets, or nationally determined contributions (NDCs), it has begun work on the long-term action plan to achieve the net zero target by 2070. India is hard at work on the Long-Term Low Greenhouse Gas Emission Development Strategies (LT-LEDS) paper, a climate action plan that will lay out the country's path to net zero emissions. Inter-ministerial consultations have been in full swing to develop a whole-of-economy approach involving several stakeholder ministries. Also read: Power plants no longer need to blend imported, local coalMGVCL invites bids for solar projects in Gujarat