India has rejected calls to announce a net zero carbon emissions target, saying it is more important for the world to lay out a pathway to reduce emissions and avert a dangerous rise in global temperatures.
NEW DELHI -- 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.
"It is how much carbon you are going to put in the atmosphere before reaching net zero that is more important." Between now and the middle of the century, the United States will release 92 gigatons of carbon into the atmosphere and the EU 62 gigatons, Gupta said, citing Indian government calculations. China would have added a staggering 450 gigatons by its net zero target date, he added.
While working towards net zero, countries are expected to announce new and strengthened intermediate targets for cutting emissions.