For her 50th birthday, Sonia Sandhu-Torre threw a party for family and friends – and promised herself one important gift: a carbon-neutral celebration.
India - which has become one of the world's biggest greenhouse-gas emitting nations but aims to reach net-zero emissions only by 2070 - is slowly gaining ground in this market. Besides the cake-cutting, fancy dress and dancing at Sandhu-Torre's party, guests enjoyed a presentation on how carbon credits work and were encouraged to do their bit to reduce the celebration's climate-heating emissions.
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