Overview
- CREA’s analysis published Thursday found India’s emissions rose about 0.7% in 2025, the lowest increase since 2001 outside the COVID dip.
- Power-sector emissions fell 3.8% as new renewable capacity displaced coal generation during a year of softer electricity demand.
- India installed roughly 47 GW of solar, 6.3 GW of wind, 4 GW of hydropower and 0.6 GW of nuclear capacity in 2025.
- Rising output in heavy industry offset power gains, with steel emissions up about 8% and cement up roughly 10%, leaving a small net rise overall.
- Analysts see a possible turning point if clean builds keep pace with demand, though planned coal and petrochemical expansions and a demand rebound could reverse the trend.