Lok Sabha Question No. 1145 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-07
Subject: India Cooling Action Plan
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Gitaben Vajesingbhai Rathva, Pradeep Kumar Singh, Rajiv Pratap Rudy, Naranbhai Bhikhabhai Kachhadiya, Parbatbhai Savabhai Patel, Jaswantsinh Sumanbhai Bhabhor

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1145

TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.02.2020

## India Cooling Action Plan

1145.   SHRIMATI RATHVA GITABEN VAJESINGBHAI:

SHRI PRADEEP KUMAR SINGH:

SHRI RAJIV PRATAP RUDY:

SHRI NARANBHAI KACHHADIYA:

SHRI PARBATBHAI SAVABHAI PATEL:

SHRI JASWANT SINGH BHABHOR:

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

- (a) whether the Government has released the India Cooling Action Plan recently;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with its objectives, targets and timeline;
- (c) whether the Ministry is coordinating with other Ministries/State Governments for better implementation of the plan and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Government has taken steps to reduce the average consumption of per capita cooling space and if so, the details thereof;
- (e) the action plan of the Government to reduce the use of traditional cooling system like air conditioner and refrigerator; and
- (f) the other steps taken by the Government to reduce carbon emission in the country?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND CLIMATE CHANGE (SHRI BABUL SUPRIYO)

(a) to (e): The India Cooling Action Plan (ICAP) was launched on 8 th March, 2019. The ICAP has long term vision with a 20 year time horizon and lists out actions which can inter alia help reduce  cooling  demand.  Besides  refrigerant  based  space  cooling  technologies  such  as  air conditioners, the ICAP provides for use of non-refrigerant based technologies such as fans and coolers and not-in-kind technologies such as district cooling.

The India Cooling Action seeks to (i) reduce cooling demand across sectors by 20% to 25% by 2037-38, (ii) reduce refrigerant demand by 25% to 30% by 2037-38, (iii) Reduce cooling energy requirements by 25% to 40% by 2037-38, (iv)  recognize 'cooling and related areas' as a thrust area  of  research  under  national  S&T  Programme,  (v)  training  and  certification  of  100,000 servicing sector technicians by 2022-23, synergizing with Skill India Mission. The Ministry has constituted a Steering Committee and six thematic working groups having representatives from other Ministries of Government of India / State Governments for better implementation of the ICAP.

(f): Government of India is implementing National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC) which provides the overarching framework for actions regarding climate change mitigation and adaptation. NAPCC comprises of missions in specific areas of solar energy, energy efficiency, water, agriculture, Himalayan  eco-system, sustainable habitat, green India and strategic knowledge  on  climate  change.  Climate  actions  at  the  state  level  are  also  guided  by  the  State Action Plans on Climate Change (SAPCC). Thirty-three States/Union Territories have prepared their SAPCC in line with NAPCC taking into account State's specific issues relating to climate change.  These  SAPCCs  inter-alia  outline  sector  specific  and  cross  sectoral  priority  climate actions.  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. According to the second Biennial Update Report submitted by Government of India to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in 2018, India has achieved 21 per cent reduction in emission intensity between 2005 and 2014. For the post-2020 period under the  Paris  Agreement,  India  has  submitted  its  Nationally  Determined  Contributions  (NDC) including, inter alia, goals (i) to reduce the emissions intensity of its GDP by 33 to 35 percent by 2030  from  2005  level,  (ii)  to  achieve  about  40  percent  cumulative  electric  power  installed capacity  from  non-fossil  fuel  based  energy  resources  by  2030  with  the  help  of  transfer  of technology and low cost international finance including from Green Climate Fund (GCF), (iii) to create an additional carbon sink of 2.5 to 3 billion tonnes of CO2 equivalent through additional forest and tree cover by 2030.

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