Lok Sabha Question No. 3223 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-12
Subject: Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Rajiv Pratap Rudy

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3223

TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.07.2019

## Greenhouse Gas Emissions

## 3223.   SHRI RAJIV PRATAP RUDY:

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

- (a) whether the Government has taken note of the increasing anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions in the country including Agriculture sector;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the response of the Government thereto;
- (c) whether the Government has made any assessment regarding impact of climatic change on small agricultural system in the country, if so, the details thereof; and
- (d)  whether  the  Government  has  taken  any  initiatives  for  introducing climate  smart agriculture techniques to reduce the impact of global climate change on the agriculture sector in the country and if so, the details thereof ?

## ANSWER

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

(a) and (b) As per India's second Biennial Update Report (BUR) submitted under United Nations Framework  Convention  on  Climate  Change  in December  2018,  net annual greenhouse  gas  (GHG)  emissions  have  increased  from  1.88  billion  tonnes  (Bt)  of  Carbon dioxide  equivalent  (CO2e)  in  2010  to  2.31  Bt  of  CO2e  in  2014.    However,  as  a  result  of India's proactive and sustained actions on climate change mitigation, the emission intensity of India's GDP has reduced by 21% over the period of 2005-2014.  The share of agriculture sector in total GHG emissions was 0.42 Bt of CO2e in 2014 (16.1% of total GHG emissions) as compared to 0.39 Bt of CO2e (18.3% of the total GHG emissions) in 2010.

To combat 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. The National Mission on  Sustainable  Agriculture  (NMSA)  under  NAPCC  focuses  on  agriculture  sector  with  the objectives  including  resource  conservation,  restoration  of  soil  fertility  and  productivity

focusing on integrated farming, water use efficiency and soil health management especially in rain-fed agriculture areas and contributes to co-benefits of mitigation. Other schemes and programmes  addressing  climate  change  related  issues include Pradhan  Mantri  Krishi Sinchayee Yojna (PMSKY), Soil Health Card, Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojna (PKVY), Agricultural  Contingency  Plans  and  National  Innovations  on  Climate  Resilient  Agriculture (NICRA), and Sub-mission on Agro-forestry.

(c)    Agriculture  is  dependent  on  many climatic  factors like temperature, rainfall, humidity, sunshine  duration  etc.  The  climatic  variations  may  impact  crops  both  positively  and negatively  depending  on  the  nature  of  crop.  However,  various  national  and  global  studies have shown declining trends in yield depending upon magnitude and distribution of warming.

(d)  Yes.  Government  of  India  through  Ministry  of  Agriculture  and  Farmers  Welfare; Department  of  Agricultural  Research  and  Education  (DARE)  and  Indian  Council  of Agricultural  Research  (ICAR)  has  established  climate  resilient  villages  in  151  districts  of India as Model villages towards overall objective of climate change adaptation in Agriculture sector.  These  model  villages  are  being  replicated  in  several  states  of  India  towards  the adaptation of agriculture to climate change and climate change impacts.

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