COP 26: India promises net zero by 2070
Environmentalists are concerned that the deadline is not strict enough to curb emissions.
With China's Xi Jingping not showing up in Glasgow, the first major announcement at the COP26 summit came from India, usually described as the third biggest emitter of greenhouse gasses in the world. Prime Minister Narendra Modi says he will cut emissions to net zero by 2070 - a praiseworthy mark but one that misses the key goal of COP26 for countries to reach that target by 2050.
India is developing fast, needs energy and had been holding out against a net zero commitment. But yesterday we were being told on this programme that long term commitments are cheap - and by 2070 it'll all be too late. So what about these targets? And will the rich world respond with climate finance?
Sunita Narain is a well-known environmentalist in India and Director of the Centre for Science and Environment in Delhi. Newsday asked her about Modi's commitments.
Photo: Volunteer seen collecting garbage from the river bank at ITO Chhath Ghat in New Delhi. Volunteers from the organisation Aarohan which took part in a Clean Up campaign at River Yamuna. Credit: Pradeep Gaur/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
Duration:
This clip is from
More clips from Newsday
-
![]()
'I immediately called my mother, I told her that I was alive'
Duration: 02:21
-
![]()
'People on both sides have suffered enough'
Duration: 04:44
