India Publishes Long-Term Emissions Strategy At CoP 27

India on Monday spelled out the steps it will take to achieve the ambitious target of net zero by 2070. This announcement came while releasing its Long-Term Low Emissions and Development Strategies (LT-LEDS) at the COP27 summit which is currently underway in Egypt.

The pathway is a requirement under the Paris Agreement which was adopted in 2015. The agreement holds the world to limit warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius above preindustrial temperatures with respect to climate change. All countries are required to submit reports showing how they'll get there. So far, only 56 countries have submitted LT-LEDS to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, including the USA, China, and Japan.

(with input from Reuters)