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Modi Surprises Climate Summit With 2070 Net-Zero Vow for India

The country is the world’s third-biggest emitter and one of the most vulnerable to the impacts of global warming.

Bloomberg business news — WATCH: Modi Targets Net Zero Emissions by 2070
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Akshat Rathi and

Archana Chaudhary

November 1, 2021, 4:57 PM UTCUpdated onNovember 1, 2021, 7:41 PM UTC

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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi surprised delegates at the COP26 climate summit with a bold pledge: the world’s third-biggest emitter will reach net-zero by 2070.