COP27: India lays out plan for long-term decarbonisation

India will prioritise a phased transition to cleaner fuels and slashing household consumption to achieve net zero emissions by 2070, according to a national report released on Monday at the United Nations COP27 climate summit in Egypt. The report for the first time sketches out how the world’s second-biggest consumer of coal will meet its decarbonisation pledge made in 2021 as par of international efforts to limit warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius above preindustrial temperatures. “This is an important milestone,” said India’s environment minister Bhupender Yadav at a COP27 event marking the report’s launch. “Once again India has demonstrated that it walks the talk on climate change.”