Manufacturing firms list green goals; environmentalists say more needed

Tata Power was the first power company to declare a net-zero target for itself

Manufacturing companies in India, parti­cularly the ones that are energy in­t­ensive and score poorly on overall sensitivity to the environment, will need to have a much more explicit, calibrated and well-planned strategy to achieve carbon neutrality and cut greenhouse gas emissions, environmentalists say.

The comments come against the backdrop of the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report, which warns of extreme climate occurrences and their irreversible nature.

Top officials at manufacturing firms claim they are already working on green goals. "We have made several commitments in the past, including carbon neutrality by 2040. But we now have