The United Nations Climate Change Conference 2021 (COP 26), Glasgow, has initiated discussions to combat the long ignored impacts of climate change. Glasgow commitments are equivalent to 2.2 gigatonnes reduction of carbon dioxide.
India is the third largest contributor of GHG emissions (in CO2 equivalent). New Delhi pledged to achieve net zero emissions by 2070. But India’s pledge seemed to be rather politically motivated than environmentally targeted.