Adds India's targets updated in 2022
India has committed to reduce its emissions intensity by 47pc by 2035, compared with 2005 levels, and to lift the share of "non-fossil-fuel-based" power capacity to 60pc of total capacity by the same year.
The targets are in line with India's goal of reaching net zero emissions by 2070, the environment ministry said. They form part of the country's new 2035 climate plan, or nationally determined contribution (NDC) under the Paris agreement.
Countries party to the Paris agreement were due to submit their 2035 NDCs to the UN climate body, the UNFCCC, in February 2025, but the deadline was pushed to the end of September 2025.
The Paris agreement aims to limit global temperature rises to "well below" 2°C above pre-industrial levels and pursues a 1.5°C threshold.
India's 2035 targets compare with an original emissions intensity goal of a 33-35pc reduction by 2030 and a 40pc share of installed "non-fossil-fuel-based" capacity — a target the country said it has already met. The original emissions intensity reduction target was met between 2005 and 2020, with a recorded 36pc cut, while power capacity from non-fossil fuel sources has reached around 53pc as of February, according to the ministry. India's targets were updated in 2022 to 45pc cut in emissions intensity and 50pc of non-fossil fuel energy sources.
"India's climate strategy is implemented through a series of measures including those on large-scale renewable energy expansion, battery storage systems, and green energy corridors, cleaner manufacturing, ensuring reliable and sustainable infrastructure across the country," the ministry said.
India, the world's third-largest crude oil importer and a major LPG consumer, also aims to create 3.5bn-4bn t of CO2 equivalent (CO2e) in carbon sinks through forest and tree cover by 2035, from 2005 levels.
"India has already created 2.29bn of CO2e by 2021," the ministry said. "Afforestation and ecosystem restoration efforts continue to contribute towards India's carbon sink targets while supporting rural livelihoods," it said.
