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India: Climate policy ‘highly inadequate’

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Published: October 1st, 2024,
Last updated: May 28th, 2025

Der große Bedarf an Energie treibt in Indien den Ausbau der Kohlekraft.
The high demand for energy is driving the expansion of coal power in India.

A new analysis by the Climate Action Tracker (CAT) classifies India’s climate policy and climate targets as „highly inadequate“. The update was published on Friday and shows that there has been no significant progress since last year. One reason for this is the elections in May. Before and during the formation of the government, there were hardly any changes in climate policy. However, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s third term in office, there are at least signs of continuity in renewable energy policy and further investments, and a CO2 market is also planned.

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Klimaziele Fossile Brennstoffe