Africa Business Radio

India’s country’s prime minister has announced that the country’s economy will become carbon neutral by the year 2070.The target date is two decades beyond what scientists say is needed to avert catastrophic climate impacts.India is the last of the world’s major carbon polluters to announce a net-zero target, with China saying it would reach that goal in 2060, and the United States and the European Union aiming for 2050.Modi also said India would increase its 2030 target for an installed capacity of non-fossil energy from 450 to 500 gigawatts.