Tamil Nadu to achieve carbon neutrality before India's 2070 target: Stalin

State govt has set up the Tamil Nadu Governing Council on Climate Change, the first such to be headed by a CM

Tamil Nadu chief minister M K Stalin said on Friday that the state is set to achieve carbon neutrality much ahead of the national target of 2070.  

Tamil Nadu is set to become the first state to launch its own Climate Change Mission. It had launched the Green Tamil Nadu Mission last September and the Tamil Nadu Wetlands Mission this August. A Special Purpose Vehicle--the Tamil Nadu Green Climate Company (TNGCC)--will implement the State Climate Action Plan.

"Our government views climate change as a major humanitarian crisis. We have taken various measures to protect the environment after assuming power. Global