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Comment on den Elzen et al. (2025): Clarifying India's Net‐Zero Target and Uncertainty Analysis

Ashish Sharma

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences · 2025

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I read with keen interest the article by den Elzen et al. [1]. The systematic analysis of uncertainty, mainly gas reporting, socioeconomic baseline, and pathway profile, provides crucial insights into the variability of long‑term emissions projections. However, I respectfully present several observations to clarify some of the issues discussed in the manuscript. The article lists India's net‑zero target year as “unclear,” despite Prime Minister Modi's formal announcement at COP26 in 2021 that India aims to achieve net‑zero by 2070, and the submission of its Long-Term Low‑Carbon Development Strategy (LT‑LEDS) to the UNFCCC. Official sources highlight India's minimal historical cumulative emissions (under 4% of global CO2 from 1850 to 2019), low per capita emissions (about one‑third of the g

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Peer-reviewed study
DOI
10.1111/nyas.70119
Catalogue ID
SNmoimwt53-o8hzh8
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