Lok Sabha Question No. 3311 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-13
Subject: Increase in Global Temperature
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Devendrappa Y, Poonam (Mahajan) Vajendla Rao

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3311

TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.03.2020

## Increase in Global Temperature

## 3311.   SHRI Y. DEVENDRAPPA:

## SHRIMATI POONAM MAHAJAN:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  received  any  United  Nations  (UN)  report  on  climate change relating to One degree Celsius rise in global average temperature;
- (b) if  so,  the  summary  of  report  thereof  and  process  proposed  on  limiting  global warming; and
- (c) the action proposed by the Government to reduce temperature by 0.5 degree within the next ten years?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to  (b)  As  per  the  report  'United  in  Science:  the  high-level  synthesis  report  of  latest science  information  convened  by  the  Science  Advisory  Group  of  the  UN  Climate  Action Summit', published by World Meteorological Organization (WMO), a UN body, the average global temperature for 2015-2019 is currently estimated to be 1.1 degree Celsius above preindustrial (1850-1900). The 2015-2019 five-year average temperatures were the highest on record for large areas of the United States, including Alaska, eastern parts of South America, most of Europe and the Middle East, northern Eurasia, Australia, and areas of the south of the Sahara.

The report finds that meeting the Paris Agreement (PA) requires immediate and allinclusive  action  encompassing  deep  decarbonisation  complemented  by  ambitious  policy measures, protection and enhancement of carbon sinks and biodiversity, and effort to remove CO2 from  the atmosphere.  Further,  climate  and  early  warning  information  services  should underpin decision-making on climate action for adaptation as the capacities of countries to deliver climate and early warning information services vary across regions.

(c) Climate change is a global phenomenon and requires the cooperation of all nations based on the principles of 'Equity' and 'Common  but  Differentiated Responsibilities and Respective Capabilities'. For addressing the challenge of climate change, India adheres to the paramountcy of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) processes. It has proactively contributed to multilateral efforts to combat climate change and continues  to  do  so  while  undertaking  its  own  independent,  enhanced  initiatives  in  climate mitigation  and  adaptation  besides  meeting  all  its  commitments  under  UNFCCC,  its  Kyoto Protocol (KP) and Paris Agreement (PA). Independent studies rate India's efforts highly and compliant with the requirements under PA.

Under  the  Paris  Agreement  (PA),  India  has  submitted  the  Nationally  Determined Contributions (NDCs) with the target to reduce the emissions intensity of its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by 33 to 35 % by 2030 from 2005 level, to achieve about 40% cumulative electric power installed capacity from non-fossil fuel-based energy resources by 2030, and to create an additional carbon sink of 2.5 to 3 billion tons of CO2eq through additional forest and tree cover by 2030.

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