Outrageous -- Former Australian High Commissioner preaching to India on net zero!! Australia itself has no plans to declare net zero, no declared date of coal phase out, no date of oil and gas phase out. @KanitkarT @JMauskar @Amit_Narang @bforboseman @3rdworldnetwork @TheBTI 
Climate Action Tracker rates Aussie NDC as "insufficient", compatible only with upto 3 deg C warming. India's NDCs are below 2 deg warming compatible.
Australia is going to use Kyoto Protocol surplus credits for its NDC, meaning that the NDCs are even worth less than they seem on paper. Something others are not doing.
Australia's annual emissions (without LULUCF) have increased 5 per cent since 2014. India, on the other hand, is fully on track to achieve its pre-2020 voluntary commitment on reduction of emissions intensity of GDP.
Bulk of electricity consumption growth in Australia from fossil fuels occurred AFTER the UNFCCC was signed!! (be sure to click on the figure -- the renewables are so low down that you may miss them!!)
Climate Action Tracker says Aus. will "not achieve any substantial further reductions by 2030", below 2020 levels, and will "fall far short" of NDC target. In contrast, India is currently on track, but it will be tough to get the 450 GW renewable target - though its not an NDC.
Australia has no serious "green" recovery, unlike some developed countries. Instead its expanding gas and invited oil & gas honchos to its COVID19 Commission Advisory Board. India maintained priority status of renewable generation during pandemic, despite the higher cost of power
The nerve, really!! And one does wish that @the_hindu would exercise greater judgement. One is all for varied opinions, but to be lectured from its pages by Australians on climate responsibility is a bit much.
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