India’s commitment to figure in the “net zero” matrix by 2070 created a benchmark target for the developing and the underdeveloped world in terms of a timeline, despite criticisms from certain corners of the developed world. The criticism emerges from the fact that India has deviated from the much-accepted 2050 deadline for the avowed goal. The challenge of a “net zero” for India is not an easy one. Being one of the fastest growing economies with the second largest population that aspires to be $5 trillion economy soon, will India be able to circumvent the trade-off between the environment and economic growth? Here, we bring in the perspectives of “green growth” and “degrowth”.
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