Lok Sabha Question No. 2879 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-28
Subject: Climate Change
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: M. K. RAGHAVAN, R.P. MARUTHARAJAA

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2879

TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.12.2018

## Climate Change

## 2879.   SHRI M.K. RAGHAVAN: SHRI R.P. MARUTHARAJAA:

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

- (a) the present status of the Paris Agreement on climate change 2015 along with the status of fund  mobilization  to  deal  with  the  impacts  of  climate  change  under  this  agreement relating to India;
- (b) the salient features of the Paris Agreement on climate change;;
- (c) whether any project has been sanctioned by the Government to tackle issues relating to climate change and if so, the details thereof
- (d) whether the Government proposes to release more funds to tackle the threats of climate change; and?
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  The Paris Agreement was adopted in 2015 and entered into force on 4 th November 2016. To this date, 184 Parties, including India, have ratified the Agreement. The implementation of Paris Agreement and mobilization of funds for the same will begin in the post- 2020 period.

- (b)    The  Paris  Agreement  has  a  total  of  29  Articles.  The  Agreement,  in  enhancing  the implementation of the Convention, including its objective, aims to strengthen the global response to the threat of climate change, in the context of sustainable development and efforts to eradicate poverty, including by: (i) holding the increase in the global average temperature to well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels and pursuing efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, recognizing that this would significantly reduce the risks and impacts of climate change; (ii) increasing the ability to adapt to the adverse impacts of climate change and foster climate resilience and low greenhouse gas emissions development, in a manner that does  not  threaten  food  production;  and  (iii)  making  finance  flows  consistent  with  a  pathway towards  low  greenhouse  gas  emissions  and  climate-resilient  development.The  Agreement

includes  all  pillars  of  climate  action  including  mitigation,  adaptation,  provision  of  climate finance, technology transfer, capacity building, and transparency of action and support and will be implemented to reflect  the principles of equity and common but differentiated responsibilities and respective capabilities in the light of different national circumstances. It also recognizes the importance of 'climate justice' and sustainable lifestyles.

(c)  to  (e)      To  tackle  the  issues  of  climate  change,  Government  of  India  has  put  in  place  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.  Further,  32  States  and Union Territories have prepared State Action Plans on Climate Change (SAPCC) consistent with the objectives of NAPCC to address their state specific climate action. The Government of India has also embarked upon ambitious actions in the areas of renewable energy, afforestation, energy efficiency,  planned  urban  development,  adaptation  measures  in  sectors  including  agriculture, water resources, coastal areas, Himalayan region, health etc. The Government of India has set up National Adaptation Fund for Climate Change (NAFCC) to support adaptation actions of States and Union territories. Under NAFCC, 27 projects have been sanctioned in 26 States to tackle the issues related to Adaptation in agriculture, water, forestry, etc.  The Government is committed to take proactive steps for tackling climate change.

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