UNFCCCverified 2026-06-20voluntary-commitment

UNFCCC Race to Zero

Latest version · Starting Line + Leadership Practices (updated 2022)

Indian use case

Many Indian SBTi-validated companies are members through partner initiatives. Acts as an aggregator commitment used in investor decks and CSR reports.

Key points

Pledge → Plan → Proceed → Publish criteria.
Sub-campaigns: Cities Race to Zero, Race to Resilience.
Leadership Practices set higher bar for Scope 3 and offset use.

Sources

Race to Zero

Related Indian regulation

Updated NDCMoEFCC
Indi's 2022 update commits to a 45% GDP-emissions intensity reduction by 2030 (vs 2005), 50% non-fossil installed capacity by 2030, and a 2.5–3 GtCO2e cumulative carbon sink. The Mar 2026 update raises ambition to roughly 47% intensity cut and 60% non-fossil capacity by 2035. The Long-Term Low-Emission Development Strategy (LT-LEDS, 2022) outlines pathways for power, transport, industry, urban, forests, finance.

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