Lok Sabha Question No. 1060 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-22
Subject: Paris Climate Agreement
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: THOKCHOM MEINYA, KULAMANI SAMAL, MURALI MOHAN MAGANTI, KIRRON KHER, ASADUDDIN OWAISI, FAIZAL P.P. MOHAMMED, ELUMALAI VELLAIGOUNDER, C. N. JAYADEVAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1060

TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.11.2016

## Paris Climate Agreement

## 1060.   DR. THOKCHOM MEINYA:

DR. KULAMANI SAMAL:

SHRI M. MURALI MOHAN:

SHRIMATI KIRRON KHER:

SHRI ASADUDDIN OWAISI:

MOHAMMED FAIZAL:

SHRI V. ELUMALAI:

SHRI C.N. JAYADEVAN:

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

- (a) whether India has ratified the Paris Climate Agreement;
- (b) if so, the details and likely impact thereof;
- (c) whether  India  has  put  conditions  to  take  climate  action  provided  it  gets  financial  and technological support to move towards low carbon growth and if so, the details thereof and future roadmap chalked out in this regard;
- (d) the alternative climatic friendly path the Government is going to adopt for industrial and economic development of the country; and
- (e) the  efforts  being  made  by  the  Government  for  promotion  of  conventional  energy  to sustain industrial development?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## (SHRI ANIL MADHAV DAVE)

- (a) to (c) India  ratified  the  Paris  Agreement  on  2 nd October  2016.  The  objective  of  the Agreement  is  to  strengthen  the  global  response  to  the  threat  of  climate  change  by keeping the global temperature rise well below 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels.  Efforts  for  achieving  this  goal  are  to  be  undertaken  by  all  countries  on  the basis of equity and in the context of sustainable development and poverty eradication.

In 2015, India announced, as part of its Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), its commitment to reduce emission intensity of its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by 33 to 35 percent from 2005 levels by 2030.  This goal is to be implemented between the  period  2020  and  2030. India's  realization  of  NDC  goals  is  contingent  upon  the support  on  finance,  transfer  of  environmentally  sound  technologies  and  capacity building to be provided from available domestic and international sources.

- (d) The  Government  has  undertaken  consultations  with  the  relevant  Ministries  to finalize  the  programmes  and  measures  for  implementing  the  INDCs.Such  plans include the initiative of setting up 175 GW of Renewable Energy (RE) generation capacityby 2022, the National Electric Mobility  Mission Plan (NEMMP) 2020 for promotion  of  hybrid  and  electric  vehicles  and  energy  efficiency  enhancement measures as part of National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC).

The  initiative of International Solar Alliance (ISA) also aims at enhancing international collaboration in countries for promotion of solar energy as alternative and clean energy.

- (e) Government efforts to promote sustainable development through the use of conventional energy include measures aimed at enhancing energy efficiency such as Perform Achieve & Trade (PAT) scheme of National Mission on Enhanced Energy Efficiency  (NMEEE)  under  the  NAPC.  The  scheme  includes  8  energy  intensive sectors and 478 major consumers accounting for about33%  of total energy consumption to be implemented in the designated industrial plants.

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