Context: Equitable cumulative emission targets and not net-zero is the key to achieving the Paris Agreement’s temperature goals.
Takeaways from the Sixth Assessment Report (AR6) of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) titled, ‘Climate Change 2021: The Physical Science Basis’
Conclusion: Focusing on definite cumulative emission targets keeping equity and historical responsibility in view, immediate emission reductions by the developed countries, investment in new technologies and their deployment, and a serious push to the mobilisation of adequate climate finance is the need of the hour.