Lok Sabha Question No. 195 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-02-02
Subject: Paris Agreement on Climate Change
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: KIRIT PREMJIBHAI SOLANKI

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.195

TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.02.2018

## Paris Agreement on Climate Change

## 195. DR. KIRIT P. SOLANKI:

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

- (a)  the  details  of  steps  taken  by  theGovernment  for  fulfilling  the  commitmentsof  Paris Agreement on Climate Change;
- (b)   the  details  of  difficulties  being  facedby  the  Government  in  reducing  Green  house  Gas (GHG) Emissions along with the stepstaken to resolve such issues;
- (c)  whether a national consultative process on low carbon strategies is being considered, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (d) whether steps have been undertakento upgrade the electricity grids to take highervolumes of renewable energy and if so, thedetails thereof along with the steps takento increase use of renewable energy; and
- (e) the other steps being taken to curbharmful emissions from buildings andtransport?

## ANSWER

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

(a),  (b)  and  (c)  The  commitments  under  Paris  Agreement,  called  as  Nationally  Determined Contributions  (NDC),  are  to  be  implemented  in  post  2020  period.  The  Government  has undertaken consultations with the relevant Ministries to finalize the programmes and measures for implementing the NDCs. Governmentis also implementing National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC) topursue the relevant activities as part of specific national missions to achieve thedomestic  goal in the  area  of  climate  change.  Four  missions  namely  NationalSolar  Mission, National Mission on Enhanced Energy Efficiency, NationalMission on Sustainable Habitat and Green  India  Mission  include  mitigationactivities.Further,  32  States/Union  Territories  have prepared  StateAction  Plans  on  Climate  Change  (SAPCC)  consistent  with  the  objectives  of NAPCC. All stakeholders have been engaged and consulted in this process.

India announced its voluntary goal to reduce the emission intensity of its Gross DomesticProduct (GDP) by 20-25 per cent from 2005 levels by 2020. India's ambitious actions haveresulted in the decline of emission intensity of our GDP by 12% between 2005 and 2010. TheUnited Nations

Environment Programme in its Emissions Gap Report 2017 has recognizedIndia as one of the countries on track to achieving its voluntary goal.

(d)In  order  to  maintain  grid  discipline,  the  Central  Electricity  Regulatory  Commission  has incorporated regulations for including renewable energy specific provisions in the grid code for scheduling  by  provisioning  mechanisms.Green  Energy  Corridor  project  for  creating  intra  and interstate transmission infrastructure is under implementation in renewable resource rich states. Under the project, Renewable Energy Management Centers (REMCs) for forecasting, scheduling and  real  time  tracking  of  generation  of  renewable  power  are  being  set  up  in  11  locations including  Southern  Region  (Tamil  Nadu,  Andhra  Pradesh,  Karnataka  SLDCs  &  SRLDC), Western  Region  (Gujarat,  Maharashtra,  Madhya  Pradesh  SLDCs  &  WRLDC)  as  well  as Northern Region (Rajasthan SLDC & NRLDC) & National Load Dispatch Centre (NLDC).

(e)ECBC  2017  (Energy  Conservation  Building  Code)  has  been  launched  for  new  large commercial buildings with connected load of 100 kW and above or 120 kVA and above with focus on building envelope, mechanical systems and equipment including heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) system, interior and exterior lighting systems, electrical system and renewable energy. For existing residential and commercial buildings, Government is taking up various measures for energy efficiency including use of energy efficient appliances and provision for energy audits.

In transport sector, Government has launched a number of initiatives to reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions  includingEthanol  Blending  Programme  (EBP);  National  Electric  Mobility  Mission Plan  (NEMMP)-2020  to  promote  hybrid  &  electric  vehicles;  Mass  Rapid  Transit  System (MRTS) in several cities; leapfrog from Bharat Stage-IV (BS-IV) to Bharat Stage-VI (BS-VI) emission norms by April 1, 2020 etc.

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