Abstract:

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) urged nations to increase the ambition of their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs). India’s current NDC includes an economy-wide emissions reduction target and it is 2 °C compatible. But there aren’t targets for all emitting sectors, and these would help drive policy and action, including in transport. Like all nations that are party to the Paris Agreement, India has to submit another NDC by 2025. By specifying an emissions reduction target for road transport in its next NDC, India could come closer to aligning with what the IPCC has indicated is needed.