Indiaʼs Updated NDC: A Pathway to Net-Zero by 2070?

Initiative Future of Transport and Fuel Demand
Type Instant Insight
Date 16 October 2022

Alternative fuels
Carbon market
Clean technology
Climate change
Crude Oil
Diesel
Economic structural change
energy
Energy demand
Energy efficiency
Energy prices
Energy transition
Fleet Fuel Economy
Fleet GHG Emissions
Freight transport activity
Freight transport energy demand
Frieght Big data
IMO (International Maritime Organization
India
Land use - Transport interaction
Multimodal freight transport
Oil Market Policy
Oil-exporting countries
Petroleum
Regional Markets
Ride-hailing
Spatial economic model
Sustainable Mobility
Transit Oriented Development
Transport policy design
Uberization of freight
Urban energy model
Vehicle Electrification

Abstract

The meeting of the Union Cabinet of India on August 3, 2022, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approved India’s updated nationally determined contribution (NDC). The NDC aims to enhance India’s contribution toward a global response to climate change.

This update came in the aftermath of the prime minister’s pledge at the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 26), held in Glasgow, United Kingdom, in 2021, to reach net-zero emissions by 2070. During the conference, Prime Minister Modi went on to announce four supporting initiatives toward India’s net-zero commitment. These include increasing the country’s non-fossil energy capacity to 500 gigawatts (GW) by 2030, having 50% of its energy requirements met by renewable energy by 2030, reducing its carbon emission by one billion tonnes by 2030, and reducing the carbon intensity of its gross domestic product (GDP) by 45% by 2030. Two of these commitments have now been incorporated in the updated NDC.

Authors

Yagyavalk Bhatt

Senior Research Associate Yagyavalk Bhatt is an energy professional with more than seven years of experience in the transportation and electricity domain. His…

Yagyavalk Bhatt is an energy professional with more than seven years of experience in the transportation and electricity domain. His research focuses on transportation demand planning, demand and supply models of energy and transportation systems, and cost-benefit analysis. His work includes policy analysis of South Asia’s clean energy transition. His work also focuses on the impact of supply- and demand-side policies on the adoption of fuel-efficient transportation modes and their associated energy demand. He has authored and contributed to numerous research papers and studies related to the transportation and electricity sectors. Yagyavalk has a master’s degree in renewable energy management and engineering from The Energy Resource Institute (TERI) University, India, and a bachelor’s degree in electronics and communication.

Expertise

Policy Analysis
Transport Demand Modeling
Sustainable Transport
Clean Energy Transition
Renewable Energy and Climate Change

Publications See all Yagyavalk Bhatt’s publications

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Puneet Kamboj

Associate Puneet is an Associate in the Climate and Sustainability program. Currently, he is working on scenario analysis and deep decarbonization… Puneet is an Associate in the Climate and Sustainability program. Currently, he is working on scenario analysis and deep decarbonization pathways under the Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Partnership (CAMP) project at KAPSARC. Before joining KAPSARC, he worked with Council on Energy, Environment and Water in India where he co-developed the tailored version of Global Change Analysis Model for India (GCAM-India). Prior to CEEW, he has worked with Brookings Institution (India Center) where he co-edited an anthology on the coal sector in India. Across the 18 chapters, drawing from leading experts in the field, the book examines all aspects of coal’s future in India. He has a rich portfolio of published papers, policy briefs and reports. As an independent scholar, he has been writing for the G20, and leading national newspapers. Puneet holds a Master of Technology in renewable energy from TERI University, New Delhi.

Expertise