India’s Net-Zero Plans May Be Hit by Climate Change

India aims to achieve net-zero emissions by the year 2070, but a study by the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology suggests that the efficiency of wind and solar projects may be affected by changing climate

India is turning to renewable energy to reduce its dependence on fossil fuels. This transition is considered necessary to reduce the amount of carbon emitted into the atmosphere, which exacerbates climate change. However, even renewable energy production is expected to be impacted by the already changing climate.

A study by the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM) in Pune found that changes in temperature, wind patterns, and rainfall can impact the productivity of solar and wind plants.
Energy from solar and wind are key to India’s plan to reduce its dependence on fossil fuels for its energy needs. The government of India aims for 50% of energy to be produced by non-fossil fuels by 2030, and looks to increase it to 100% dependency on non-fossil fuel energy by 2070.
These plans will have to consider how climate change will impact the efficiency of wind and solar energy, the IITM study found.

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