India's top oil companies slide on net-zero goals to slash emissions

They have ambitious targets, but are still to outline how they'll get there or their funding plans

India’s top oil companies, led by explorer Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) and refiner IOC, have set some of the most ambitious net-zero goals on the planet, well ahead of India’s plans to slash emissions -- the national target of 2070 is the farthest among major nations.
 
Goals to slash emissions are at least a decade ahead of what BP, Total, Exxon, Chevron and Shell have announced. Indian state-owned majors propose to deal with low-hanging fruit, Scope 1 and 2 -- or operational -- emissions well before India’s 2070 time frame. Scope 3 or indirect emissions, which is