Lok Sabha Question No. 4663 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-23
Subject: Threat of Global Warming
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: B.N. CHANDRAPPA

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4663

TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.03.2018

## Threat of Global Warming

## 4663. SHRI B.N. CHANDRAPPA:

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

- (a) whether the Government is aware that Earth is facing a serious threat of global warming due to the indiscriminate exploitation of natural resources and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government has taken note that there is a need for concerted effort at the global level to cut down on harmful emissions;
- (c) if so, the efforts being made by the Government in this regard till date; and
- (d) whether the Government has earmarked any funds/special funds for the said purposes and if so, the details of the funds earmarked during the last three years?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to  (d)  The  cumulative  accumulation  of  anthropogenic  greenhouse  gases  (GHGs)  since  the pre-industrial era, besides depletion of  global sinks such as forests etc.,  has contributed to the problem  of  global  warming.  The  atmospheric  concentrations  of  the  greenhouse  gases  carbon dioxide  (CO2),  methane  (CH4),  and  nitrous  oxide  (N2O)  have  all  increased  since  1750  due  to human activity. In 2011 the concentrations of these greenhouse gases were 391 ppm, 1803 ppb, and 324 ppb, and exceeded the pre-industrial levels by about 40%, 150%, and 20%, respectively. Recognizing that climate change is  a global challenge and requires concerted efforts at global level to cut down the emissions of GHGs, India is engaged constructively at global level through the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the Kyoto Protocol and Paris Agreement under UNFCCC to combat it.

In the pre-2020 period, India announced its voluntary goal to reduce the emission intensity of its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by 20-25 per cent from 2005 levels by 2020. India has achieved 12% reduction  in  emission  intensity  between  2005  and  2010  and  is  on  course  to  achieve  the voluntary  goal  by  2020.  Under  the  Paris  Agreement,  India  has  submitted  its  Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) to the UNFCCC economy wide mitigation goals for 2021-2030.

To  address  the  issues  of  climate  change,  Government  of  India  is  implementing  the  National Action  Plan  on  Climate  Change  (NAPCC)  which  includes  eight  national  missions  being implemented  by  various  Ministries  in  specific  areas  of  Solar  Energy,  Enhanced  Energy Efficiency,  Sustainable  Habitat,  Water,  Sustaining  the  Himalayan  Ecosystem,  Green  India, Sustainable Agriculture and Strategic knowledge for Climate Change. A total of Rs. 14393.45 Crores has been allocated for these  missions under NAPCC for the  year 2014-15 to 2016-17. During  2015-16,  Government  of  India  launched  the  scheme-  National  Adaptation  Fund  for Climate Change with an initial corpus of Rs. 350 crores for remaining period of 12 th Five Year Plan to support adaptation actions of States and Union Territories. The  scheme has continued beyond 12 th Plan period.

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