Mumbai to go net-zero by 2050, two decades ahead of India's target

Mumbai announced detailed plans to zero out carbon emissions by 2050, a target that puts it two decades ahead of India’s national goal and makes it the first city in South Asia to set such a timeline.

In the plan announced on Sunday, Mumbai has proposed exhaustive changes to the way it manages energy, water, air, waste, green spaces and transport for its 19 million residents.

“We don’t have the luxury of time,” said Aaditya Thackeray, environment minister of Maharashtra.

Without intervention, the effects of climate change could cost India $35 trillion over the next 50 years. By 2050, rising sea levels are