India unveils 2035 climate roadmap
India announced a new 2035 climate roadmap aiming to pivot away from fossil fuels while balancing economic growth, signaling policy support for accelerated clean‑energy deployment. A concurrent EU study warns the green transition will reshape labour markets — emphasising urgent reskilling and training to meet rising demand for green jobs and avoid mismatches. (livemint.com) (climate.ec.europa.eu)
The Union Cabinet approved India’s updated Nationally Determined Contribution for 2031–2035 on March 25, 2026, and said it will be communicated to the UNFCCC. (pmindia.gov.in)) The NDC formally commits to a 47% reduction in emissions intensity of GDP by 2035 versus 2005 levels. (pmindia.gov.in)) The plan sets a target to expand forest and tree cover to create a carbon sink of 3.5–4.0 billion tonnes of CO2 equivalent by 2035. (pmindia.gov.in)) Government filings note India’s emissions intensity had already fallen 36% between 2005 and 2020 and that non‑fossil electricity capacity was 52.57% as of February 2026. (pmindia.gov.in)) The World Resources Institute said the NDC’s delivery will require scaling public spending, mobilising private capital and securing international finance, and it flagged industry measures such as green hydrogen, low‑carbon cement and faster electric‑vehicle adoption. (wri.org)) A European Commission DG CLIMA study released March 27, 2026, estimates between 150,000 and 500,000 EU workers will require re‑training each year up to 2050—mainly for EVs and wind/solar deployment—with annual re‑skilling costs of roughly €350 million–€1.4 billion. (climate.ec.europa.eu))
