2050 net-zero target can boost India's GDP by 7.3% till 2032, says report

Should India ramp up its ambition to achieve net zero emissions by 2050, it could boost GDP by 7.3 per cent (USD 470 billion) and create almost 20 million additional jobs by 2032, a new research shows. Achieving net zero emissions by 2070 could boost India's economy by as much as 4.7 per cent above the projected baseline growth in GDP terms by 2036 worth a total of USD 371 billion, illustrates modelling and research commissioned by the High-level Policy Commission on Getting Asia to Net Zero. Launched in May, the commission has four members -- former Australian prime minister Kevin Rudd, former United Nations secretary general Ban Ki-Moon, former vice chairman of Niti Aayog Arvind Panagariya, and global head and director of Climate Business, International Finance Corporation, Vivek Pathak. The commission launched the "Getting India to Net Zero" report on Friday, which said India achieving net zero by 2070 would boost annual GDP by up to 4.7 per cent by 2036. Net zero will also bri

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