Lok Sabha Question No. 224 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-02-02
Subject: Reducing Effects of Global Warming
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: HARI MANJHI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †224.

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.02.2018

## Reducing Effects of Global Warming

## 224. SHRI HARI MANJHI:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  take  new  initiatives  to  reduce  the  effects  of global warming including reducing carbon dioxide emissions through use of energy sources other than coal;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the major oil companies are considering to use natural gas instead of coal to deal with the problem of global warming;
- (d) if so, the details thereof along with the reaction of the Government thereto; and
- (e) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  provide  incentives  to  industries  emitting  less carbon and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) &  (b)  India,  in  its  Nationally  Determined  Contributions  (NDC)  submitted  to  the United  Nations  Framework  Convention  on  Climate  Change  (UNFCCC),  has  pledged  to achieve 40% cumulative electric power capacity from non-fossil fuel-based energy resources by 2030.Further, the Government has up-scaled the target of renewable energy capacity to 175 GW by the year 2022 which includes 100 GW from solar, 60 GW from wind, 10 GW from  bio-power  and  5  GW  from  small  hydro-power.  Several  policy  measures  have  been initiated  to  achieve  this  up-scaled  target,  inter-alia,  setting  up  of  exclusive  solar  parks, development of power transmission network through Green Energy Corridor project, rooftop solar installation, raising tax free solar bonds,and providing long tenor loans etc.
- (c) & (d) The Government of India has plans to increase the share of gas in the country's energy basket from the present 6.5%, which, inter-alia, includes, intensification of domestic exploration  and  production  activities  through  New  Exploration  Licensing  Policy  (NELP) rounds, development of shale gas policy framework, research and development of gas hydrate resources  in  the  country,  import  of  Liquefied  Natural  Gas  (LNG),  exploring  possibility  of transnational gas pipelines, etc. Oil companies are implementing the vision of the Government for promoting the use of natural gas.

(e)  The  Government  is  implementing  the  scheme  titled  'Perform,  Achieve  and  Trade' (PAT),a  flagship  programme  under  the  National  Mission  for  Enhanced  Energy  Efficiency (NMEEE).It  aims  at  incentivizing  large  energy  intensive  industries  called  Designated Consumers  (DCs)  through  issuance  of  Energy  Saving  Certificates  (ESCerts)  which  are subsequently  traded  at  the  Power  exchanges  for  reducing  their  energy  consumption.  The Government has issued about 38.25 lakh ESCerts to 306 DCs in lieu of excess energy saving and 110 DCs have been entitled to purchase about 14.25 lakh ESCerts to meet their shortfall to  meet  energy  saving  targets.  The  total  volume  of  ESCerts  traded  is  about  12.98  lakhs resulting  into  a  business  of  about  INR  99.82  crores.  Further,  Government  of  India  also provides  fiscal  and  financial  incentives  for  development  and  deployment  of  Renewable Energy in the country.

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