Lok Sabha Question No. 3397 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-13
Subject: National Action Plan on Climate Change
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Vijay Baghel

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3397 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.03.2020

## National Action Plan on Climate Change

## 3397. SHRI VIJAY BAGHEL:

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

- (a) whether  any  positive  improvements  in  mitigating  climate  related  issues  has  been noticed  since  the  implementation  of  National  Action  Plan  on  Climate  Change (NAPCC);
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise including Chhattisgarh;
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (d) the steps taken/being taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (d) Implementation of the National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC) and other measures have led to reduction of emission intensity of GDP by about 21% between 2005 and 2014, against India's voluntary pledge to reduce the emission intensity of its GDP by 20-25 % by 2020, compared with the 2005 level (Source: India's 2 nd Biennial Update Report 2018). This is an economy-wide goal with no sub-target for States / UTs.

Some notable achievements under NAPCC are:

- I. India's  Solar  installed  capacity  has  increased  by  about  12  times  from  2.63  GW  in March 2014 to 33 GW in December 2019 under the National Solar Mission.
- II. The  Perform,  Achieve  and  Trade  (PAT)  scheme  under  the  National  Mission  for Enhancing Energy Efficiency has resulted in energy saving of 8.67 Metric Tonnes of oil equivalent (MTOE) which has led to an emissions reduction of 31 million tonnes CO2eq under the 1 st cycle of PAT Scheme. Energy savings of 20 MTOE is estimated by the year 2020 through implementation of PAT Cycle with mitigation of about 70 million tones CO2 eq.
- III. As on 9 th March 2020, 36.21 crore  LED bulbs have been distributed under UJALA scheme, which has led to energy saving of about 47 billion kilo-watt-hour (KWh) and reduction of 38 million tCO2 per year.
- IV. The share of non-fossil sources in installed capacity of electricity generation increased from 30.5% in March 2015 to 37.4% in December 2019.
- V. Energy  Conservation  Building  Code  (ECBC),  developed  by  the  Bureau  of  Energy Efficiency (BEE) in 2007, has been updated in 2017. The ECBC Rules 2018 has made

- it mandatory for commercial buildings having a connected load of 100 KW or above. A saving of 125 million units of electricity (100 million tCO2 emission) is expected by 2030.
- VI. Under the National Mission on Sustainable Habitat, the Mass Rapid Transit System (MRTS), has  brought 585 km metro rail in operation as on February, 2019.
- VII. Afforestation activities under the National Mission for a Green India were carried and India's  total  forest  and  tree  cover,  as  reported  in  the  India  State  of  Forest  Report (ISFR) 2019, is 8,07,276 sq. km. which is 24.56% of the total geographical area of the country.

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