Cummins Targets Zero Carbon Emission By 2050

Supplier of diesel engines and various key automotive components in India, Cummins has set zero carbon emission by 2050.

- Deepti Thore

Receiving BSVI emission compliance certification for its engines from ARAI, Cummins Inc. has set a target to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. It has come out with a new environmental sustainability strategy, ‘Planet 2050’ for the same. Confident of its BSVI engines lowering NOx and particulate matter emissions, the tier automotive supplied has set quantifiable goals for 2030. With visionary longer-term aspirations to 2050, Cummins Inc., is working with governments, businesses and various other organisations to take decisive actions. With an acute focus on addressing climate change and air emissions, conservation of natural resources in the most sustainable way, and to improve communities in the interest of a healthier planet, the Group has chalked out a strategy, which includes science-based goals that are in-line with the goals discussed in the United Nations Paris agreement on climate change.