Getting to grips with net-zero

India has unleashed a variety of policies and measures to reach the net-zero goal

In his Independence Day address from the ramparts of the Red Fort on August 15, Prime Minister Narendra Modi mentioned that the Indian Railways was striving to be a “net-zero carbon emitter” by 2030, and emphasised that India was one of the few countries well set on the path to meeting its climate goals. In mid-September, US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry came calling. He said in New Delhi that the United States would be expecting India to announce its pledge to reduce emissions to “net-zero” by 2050 at the upcoming COP 26 Summit.

Net-zero is reached when the