What do these targets mean for you?

National targets are met through many smaller policies, so they reach people and companies indirectly.

For individuals

• Electricity: more of the grid will come from solar, wind, hydro and nuclear, so the emissions from each unit of household electricity are expected to fall over time.
• Schemes such as PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana for rooftop solar and PM-KUSUM for farm solar are named by the government as ways it implements its climate strategy (PIB, 25 March 2026).
• LiFE asks for simple actions at home: saving electricity and water, reducing waste and choosing public or shared transport where possible.

For businesses

• Carbon market: India's Carbon Credit Trading Scheme (CCTS), notified in June 2023 under the Energy Conservation Act, 2001, sets emission-intensity targets for energy-intensive sectors such as aluminium, cement, steel, paper, chlor-alkali, fertiliser, refinery, petrochemicals and textiles (PIB, December 2024).
• Disclosure: large listed companies report emissions in SEBI's Business Responsibility and Sustainability Report (BRSR).
• Exports: the EU's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) applies to some Indian exports such as steel and aluminium from 2026, separately from India's own targets.
• Supply chains: customers that have their own net-zero goals increasingly ask suppliers for emissions data.

National targets do not set a legal limit for an individual company unless a specific law or scheme, such as the CCTS, covers it. Companies should check the rules that apply to their own sector.