Lok Sabha Question No. 1737 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-27
Subject: Carbon Emission
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: SANTOKH SINGH CHAUDHARY

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1737

TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.07.2018

## Carbon Emission

## 1737. SHRI SANTOKH SINGH CHAUDHARY:

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

- (a) the details of India's carbon emission intensity as a measure of its GDP during the years 2005-06 to 2017-18, year-wise;
- (b) the details of the overall carbon emission growth rates during the years 2005-06 to 201718, year-wise;
- (c) the reasons for including the Clean Environment Cess into the GST Compensation Fund;
- (d) whether the Government has planned an  alternative source to  fund  the National  Clean Energy and Environment Fund and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the total amount collected under the Clean Environment Cess from 2014 to 2018 along with  the  percentage  of  this  amount  allocated  to  the  National  Clean  Energy  and Environment Fund indicating the year-wise details of the amount spent on clean energy and environmental projects?

## ANSWER

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

(a) and (b) As per India's first Biennial Update Report furnished to United Nations Framework Convention  on  Climate  Change  (UNFCCC)  in  2016,  India's  emission  intensity  of  Gross Domestic Product (GDP) was 35.14 kg CO2eq/Rs.1,000 (at constant 2004-05 prices) in 2005, which declined to 31.01 kg CO2eq/ Rs 1,000 (at 2004-2005 prices) in 2010. Both these emission intensities  have  been  calculated  excluding  emissions  from  agriculture  sector.  This  registers  a reduction of about 12% over a five-year period of 2005-2010.

As per  India's  second  National  Communication  (NATCOM) and first  Biennial  Update Report (BUR), the overall Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions [excluding Land use, Land-use Change, and  Forestry  (LULUCF)]  increased  at  the  compound  annual  growth  rate  of  around  3.44% between the years 2000 and 2010. While the GDP of the country approximately doubled and the population increased by about 18% during same period. NATCOMs are prepared every 4 years and BUR every 2 years to estimate GHG emissions in the country.

(c) to (e) The Clean Energy (Environment) Cess has been subsumed under GST w.e.f 1 st July 2017.  The  schemes  earlier  funded  from  the  National  Clean  Energy  and  Environment  Fund (NCEEF) are now funded from normal budgetary support.

The details of Clean Energy Cess (CEC) Collection, amount transferred to NCEEF from 2014-15 to 2016-17 and amount utilized are as under:

(Rs. in crore)

| Year    | Clean Energy Cess (CEC) Collection   | Amount transferred to NCEEF   | Amount utilization from NCEEF   |
|---------|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| 2017-18 | 11,836.72                            | -                             | -                               |
| 2016-17 | 27,329.84                            | 6,466.75                      | 6,436.23                        |
| 2015-16 | 13,847.87                            | 100.00*                       | 5,243.80                        |
| 2014-15 | 5,844.55                             | 4,700.00                      | 2,087.99                        |

*The Standing Committee on Finance in their 2nd Report (16 th Lok Sabha), recommended that in the absence of specific details of Projects/Schemes, un-utilised funds lying in the NCEF for more than two years may be transferred to the Consolidated fund of India, so that these funds could be utilised  for  other  prioritised  schemes.  Keeping  in  view  the  recommendations  of  Standing Committee on Finance, transfer of cess of only Rs. 100 crore was made during the FY 2015-16 to NCEEF after taking into account the balance of Rs. 5152.51 crore available as on 01.04.2015 in the Fund.

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