Lok Sabha Question No. 3646 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-16
Subject: Climate Change Target
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: RAJIV PRATAP RUDY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3646

TO BE ANSWERED ON 16.03.2018

## Climate Change Target

## 3646. SHRI RAJIV PRATAP RUDY

Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE be pleased to state:

- (a) the  quantum  of  funds  required  by  the  Government  to  meet  its  climate  change  2030 target;
- (b) the funds received from Domestic and International institutions over the last five years and the current year to aid policy, projects and technology transfer to support climate change efforts of the Government, yearwise;
- (c) the measures taken by the Government to enhance the capacity building measures in every  State  and  UT  to  achieve  the  overall  climate  change  target  of  the  Union Government; and
- (d) whether the Government has undertaken measures to attract financial and technological inflows to combat climate change from developed nations and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND CLIMATE CHANGE (DR. MAHESH SHARMA)

(a):  As  per  India's  Nationally  Determined  Contribution  (NDC)  submitted  to  the  United Nations  Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in 2015, at least US $2.5 trillion (at 2014-15 prices) will be required to meet 2030 targets.

(b):        Climate  change  efforts  are  embedded  in  various  schemes  of  Ministries  of  the Government.  The total fund allocation for eight missions of National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC) during 12 th Five  Year Plan period was Rs. 15893.46 crore.  The current financial year allocation for two schemes of this Ministry on climate change is Rs.141.25crore. International funding for climate action is made available through channels under UNFCCC primarily from the Green Climate Fund (GCF), Adaptation Fund and Global Environment Facility (GEF).  So far, two projects from India have been approved by GCF, with  an  outlay  of  US  $134.4  million.  Under  Adaptation  Fund,  six  projects  have  been approved  with  an  outlay  of  US  $9.8  million,  out  of  which  US  $1.62  million  have  been transferred. During 2014-18 (in GEFR-6 Cycle) GEF has allocated funds to the tune of US$ 59 million, through GEF Agencies, to support projects related to climate change.

(c):    The  Government  of  India  releases  grant  for  preparing  State  Action  Plans  on  Climate Change including capacity building of States and Union Territories (UTs). Under National

Adaptation Fund for Climate Change, 27 projects have been approved to support adaptation measures of States and UTs including capacity building of stakeholders and local agencies to adapt  climate  change.  A  network  of  127  institutions  called  INCCA  (Indian  Network  on Climate Change  Assessment) has been created to facilitate knowledge sharing and collaborative work on climate change issues.  The activities under five national missions of NAPCC, inter-alia, focus on capacity building and knowledge for climate change. (d):    The  financial  and  technological  inflows  to  combat  climate  change  from  developed nations  are  governed  by  mechanisms  under UNFCCC.    The details  have been  provided  in reply to the part (b) above.

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