Carbon Neutrality – Need, India’s Position and Way Forward
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Carbon neutrality has been in the news for a few months now. There is a considerable discussion on how the world takes efforts to achieve this goal. At the same time, there has been considerable focus on India’s future commitments and plans regarding the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and when the country would achieve carbon neutrality or net-zero emissions as well. With the major powers like the USA, the EU and China announcing dates to achieve carbon neutrality, all the eyes are on India what decision it takes given its developmental and climate change mitigation objectives.
What is carbon neutrality?
According to the definition of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), carbon neutrality, or net-zero CO2 emissions, refers only to carbon dioxide emissions andRelated Posts
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