New Delhi, March 6 -- In 2020 alone, India slashed its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 7.93%-a testament to its commitment to climate action, Bhupender Yadav, Union minister for environment, forest and climate change said in his inaugural address today at the World Sustainable Development Summit 2025 on Wednesday.

"The Global South is driving the climate agenda, and the world now looks to India as a leader. In 2020 alone, India slashed its GHG emissions by 7.93%-a testament to its commitment to climate action," he said.

In its fourth biennial report to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in January, India informed that the total national GHG emissions decreased by 7.93% with respect to 2019 and increased by ...