India has strengthened its climate commitments under the Paris Agreement, setting more ambitious targets for reducing emissions, increasing clean energy, and preserving forests by 2035.
The Union cabinet approved three key quantitative goals, including a 47% reduction in emissions intensity, 60% of electricity capacity from non-fossil sources, and 3.5-4 billion tonnes of CO2 equivalent in carbon sinks.
India is already ahead of its earlier schedule, with emissions intensity falling 36% between 2005 and 2020, and non-fossil sources accounting for 52.57% of installed capacity as of February 2026.
The revised Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) is aligned with India's vision of a developed nation by 2047 and its long-term goal of reaching net-zero emissions by 2070.
Experts hail India's commitment to climate multilateralism, saying it shows Global South leadership on climate ambition is concrete and real, especially at a time when developed countries are backtracking on ambition.
