{
  "as_of": "2026-10-23",
  "records": [
    {
      "jurisdiction": "India",
      "by_2030": "500 GW of non-fossil capacity; emissions intensity of GDP down 45% from 2005",
      "by_2035_2040": "60% non-fossil capacity and intensity down 47% by 2035",
      "net_zero": "2070",
      "latest_change": "NDC for 2031-35 approved, 25 March 2026",
      "direction": "Strengthened",
      "source_url": "https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2245209"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction": "World",
      "by_2030": "Triple renewable capacity to 11.2 TW and double the rate of efficiency gains (COP28)",
      "by_2035_2040": "New national pledges for 2035 under the Paris Agreement",
      "net_zero": "Second half of the century (Paris Agreement)",
      "latest_change": "IRENA, September 2026, finds renewables now need about 1,200 GW a year against a record 693 GW added in 2025",
      "direction": "Mixed",
      "source_url": "https://www.irena.org/Publications/2026/Sep/UAE-Consensus-2030-tripling-renewables-doubling-efficiency"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction": "China",
      "by_2030": "Non-fossil fuels 25% of energy use; CO2 per unit of GDP down 17% from 2025",
      "by_2035_2040": "Net emissions 7-10% below peak; non-fossil above 30%; 3,600 GW of wind and solar",
      "net_zero": "Before 2060",
      "latest_change": "2035 NDC submitted, 3 November 2025; carbon peaking plan for 2026-30, July 2026",
      "direction": "Strengthened",
      "source_url": "https://unfccc.int/documents/497392"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction": "European Union",
      "by_2030": "Emissions down 55% from 1990; renewables 42.5% of final energy",
      "by_2035_2040": "Emissions down 90% by 2040",
      "net_zero": "2050",
      "latest_change": "Climate Law amended, 5 March 2026; ETS2 for buildings and road transport delayed to 2028",
      "direction": "Mixed",
      "source_url": "https://climate.ec.europa.eu/eu-action/climate-strategies-targets/2040-climate-target_en"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction": "United States",
      "by_2030": "No federal target in force",
      "by_2035_2040": "None",
      "net_zero": "None at federal level",
      "latest_change": "Paris exit took effect January 2026; clean power tax credits cut by the 2025 budget law",
      "direction": "Reversed",
      "source_url": "https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/putting-america-first-in-international-environmental-agreements/"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction": "Japan",
      "by_2030": "Emissions down 46% from FY2013",
      "by_2035_2040": "Emissions down 60% by FY2035 and 73% by FY2040; renewables 40-50% of power by FY2040",
      "net_zero": "2050",
      "latest_change": "2035 and 2040 NDC submitted, February 2025",
      "direction": "Held",
      "source_url": "https://unfccc.int/sites/default/files/2025-02/Japans%202035-2040%20NDC.pdf"
    }
  ]
}