New Delhi: Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav said on Tuesday that India will announce its revised set of climate commitments for 2035, known as Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), along with the first Biennial Transparency Report, In December 2025. Speaking at the 30th Conference of Parties (COP30) in Belem, Brazil, on Tuesday, Yadav said, “This COP marks a decade since the Paris Agreement — a milestone to assess our collective resolve. It has reminded us that climate change is no longer a distant manifestation but is real and imminent. Unsustainable growth and development have placed Mother Earth in deep stress.”
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Emphasising India’s resolve towards its climate commitments, Yadav said, “India has demonstrated successfully that development and environmental stewardship can advance in tandem. India’s emission intensity has declined by over 36 percent since 2005. India’s non fossil fuel-based energy capacity, currently around 256 Giga watts, accounts for more than half of its total electric installed capacity- an NDC target achieved five years ahead of the schedule. Initiatives such as the International Solar Alliance and the Global Biofuel Alliance have become global platforms for promoting affordable and clean energy.”
“Our newly launched Nuclear Mission and Green Hydrogen Mission further accelerate our journey towards Net Zero by 2070. We shall be declaring our revised NDCs till 2035 and also the first Biennial Transparency Report,” the minister added.
NDCs are climate action commitments submitted by signatory countries to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) under the Paris Agreement. The plan details targets set by these countries themselves for cutting down greenhouse gas emissions. It must be revised every five years with more ambitious goals. India has achieved its NDCs five years ahead of 2030 and is now set to unveil the new set of commitments for 2035, like the minister said.
Yadav strongly urged developed countries to demonstrate greater climate ambition and honour their commitments. He said, “Developed countries must reach net zero far earlier than current target dates and deliver new, additional, and concessional climate finance at a scale of trillions, not billions”. He also stressed the need for affordable, accessible climate technology and stated that climate technology must be free from restrictive intellectual property barriers.
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Speaking at the LeadIT Industry Leaders’ Roundtable, the minister said, “India firmly believes that global partnerships are indispensable and LeadIT, launched jointly by India and Sweden in 2019, stands as a model for such collaboration.” Since its launch, LeadIT has grown to 18 member countries and 27 companies, successfully elevating industrial transition on the global climate agenda, supporting transition roadmaps, improving transparency in global decarbonisation efforts and building platforms for knowledge exchange. Yadav noted progress made under the Industry Transition Platform (ITP), set up through joint funding from India and Sweden.