Lok Sabha Question No. 823 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-23
Subject: Increase in Temperature due to Air Traffic
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Gopal Chinayya Shetty

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 823

TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.07.2021

## Increase in Temperature due to Air Traffic

## 823. SHRI GOPAL CHINNAYA SHETTY:

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

- (a) whether as per the environmentalists, the temperature of earth is increasing rapidly due to the rampant growth of air traffic in the world;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether increase in temperature is taking dangerous proportions and is likely to affect the climatic conditions of the world; and
- (d) if so, the corrective measures being taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE  IN THE  MINISTRY  OF  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND CLIMATE CHANGE (SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

(a) to (d) According to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC),  global  warming  is  a  result  of  anthropogenic  activities  including  aviation. However,  CO2 emissions  from  global  aviation  account  for  approximately  2  per  cent  of greenhouse gas emissions.  Reports from various sources including Intergovernmental Panel Climate  Change  namely  Special  Report  on  Global  Warming  of  1.5°C,  Special  Report  on Climate Change and Land, and Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate, highlight the challenges faced due to climate change arising mainly from historical emissions of greenhouse gases by developed countries.

Combating climate change requires globally coordinated efforts and is addressed multilaterally through UNFCCC and its Paris Agreement based on the principles of 'equity' and 'common but differentiated responsibilities and respective capabilities'. Paris Agreement's aim is to hold 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.  Countries  are  implementing  climate  actions  through  their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) submitted under the Paris Agreement. India is a Party to the UNFCCC, its Kyoto Protocol, and the Paris Agreement and submitted its NDC outlining  eight  targets  for  2021-2030,  including  (i)  to  reduce  the  emissions  intensity  of  its GDP  by  33  to  35  per  cent  by  2030  from  2005  level,  (ii)  to  achieve  about  40  per  cent cumulative electric power installed capacity from non-fossil fuel-based energy resources by 2030 with help of the transfer of technology and low-cost international finance, (iii) to create an  additional  carbon  sink  of  2.5  to  3  billion  tonnes  of  CO2  equivalent  through  additional forest and tree cover by 2030.

In  addition,  Government  is  implementing  the  National  Action  Plan  on  Climate  Change (NAPCC)  which  provides  the  overarching  framework  for  climate  actions,  through    eight national  missions  in  specific  areas  of  solar  energy,  enhanced  energy  efficiency,  water, agriculture, Himalayan eco-system, sustainable habitat, green India and strategic knowledge on climate change.

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