McKinsey lists 10 steps to decarbonise India while pursuing economic growth

India emits a net 2.9 gigatons of carbon-dioxide equivalent every year, third-largest globally, as of 2019, according to a report recently released by McKinsey Sustainability

McKinsey recently released a report that presents an insight into opportunities and mechanisms to decarbonise six polluting sectors that contribute to around 70 per cent of India’s overall emissions — power, steel, transportation, cement, aviation and agriculture. The report titled, "Decarbonising India: Charting a pathway for sustainable growth", propose more than 100 decarbonisation levers across these key sectors and takes a deeper look at four cross-cutting decarbonisation opportunities: green hydrogen; carbon capture, usage, and storage (CCUS); natural climate solutions; and material circularity.

 "We modeled outcomes on India’s net-zero journey along two scenarios: first, the current line-of-sight (LoS) scenario with current