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The Prime Minister, who flew into Glasgow from the G20 Summit in Italy, is scheduled to begin the UK leg of his European tour with a meeting with community leaders and Indologists based in Scotland on Monday morning.
He will then proceed for the opening ceremony of the World Leaders' Summit (WLS) at the 26th Conference of Parties (COP26) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) at the Scottish Event Campus (SEC) in Glasgow, where he is set to address the summit plenary session.
So, now that we know what COP26 is all about, the question that arises is, what is India's agenda at the summit?
INDIA'S AGENDA
• Push for 450-Gw RE capacity by 2030
• May not commit to phasing out coal
• Ask for $100 billion in climate funding per year
• Pitch for reopening of carbon credits market
• Urge Global North to set up Loss & Damage Compensation Mechanism
Most of the discussions ahead of the summit have revolved around getting all countries to commit to a net-zero target by a specific year.
However, India has reportedly rejected calls to announce a net-zero carbon emissions target.
Keep in mind that India’s per capita carbon emissions per year is 1.96 tonne, while it is 8.4 tonnes for China, 18.6 tonnes for the US, and 7.16 tonnes for the European Union, against a world average of 6.64 tonne.
Also, a recent report by the Natural Resources Defense Council said that India was largely on track to meet, and even exceed, its Paris Agreement targets.
Even so, India will face considerable pressure from various quarters at the summit. Which brings us to our next question. What are the challenges that India will face at COP26?
According to Laveesh Bhandari, Senior Fellow, CSEP, the main challenges for India will be the pressure to declare net-zero date and reduce the use of coal.