India rejects net zero emissions target as Modi heads to COP26 climate talks
2021-10-31 08:16:23 source：CNBC
October 29, 2021
India rejected calls to announce a net zero carbon emissions target this week, ahead of the U.N.'s global climate talks, where world leaders including Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be gathered.
Despite mounting international pressure, India's environment secretary R.P. Gupta announced that net zero was not the solution to the climate crisis, Reuters reported Wednesday.
"It is how much carbon you are going to put in the atmosphere before reaching net zero that is more important," Gupta reportedly said.
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